Turkey Burger Sliders

I decided to make Turkey Sliders because I love the current fad of finger food and making things smaller.  Usually you see sliders under the Appetizer/Starters section of a menu.  Appetizers are my favorite course so why not turn an appetizer into a main course.  Works for me!!!  While I was cooking on the grill I decided to make some Grilled Balsamic Yellow Squash which are extremely easy to make. How can you have a burger without the fries?  I simply went to the freezer section of the supermarket for some sweet potato fries.  More on the health facts of sweet potatoes at a later date.

Main Dish
Ingredients for Turkey Slider:
1 Package of Extra Lean Ground Turkey Meat (What I Use)
1 Egg
2 Fresh Shallots (Chopped Fine)
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Salt
Pepper
Whole Grain Bread Crumbs (What I Use)

Mix all ingredients together (The 4 spices use to your own taste, I use a lot of garlic).  Add additional bread crumbs until meat has a less watery consistency.  The contents will be sticky but you want to make sure it will hold its form when made into patties.  Form into small 1 inch balls and pat down into sliders or buy a slider maker (The Perfect Slider Press)
Grill on medium heat until dark grill marks form on both sides of burger.  If you do not have access to an outdoor grill the oven or a George Foreman Grill will do just fine.

1 Package of Turkey Meat yields about a dozen sliders

A couple of notes on the recipe
 - I used Extra Lean Turkey Meat as opposed to regular turkey meat because it has 1.5 grams of fat per serving versus 7 grams per serving in the Regular Lean Ground Turkey
 - The combination of egg and bread crumbs keep the Turkey moist when cooked.  Without it, the turkey would come out extremely dry.
- If you can't find whole grain bread crumbs, regular bread crumbs are fine but make sure they do not have high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils like most bread crumbs do.
- I topped my sliders with cooked onions, pickle chips, and organic ketchup.  I found this to add an extra flair to the dish.

Sides 
Ingredients for Grilled Balsamic Yellow Squash:
2 Yellow Squash (Sliced the long way about 1/4 inch thick)
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Salt
Pepper

Marinate the Squash in the Oilve Oil, Balsamic, Salt, and Pepper for about 30 minutes.  Grill on medium heat flipping one time once dark grill marks appear.  Squash will become very soft but should hold together.

A couple of notes on the recipe
 - Make sure you oil the grill will grilling spray or brush oil on grill where squash will be because it tends to love to stick to the grill. 

Sweet Potato Fries
I used the McCain Sweet Potato Fries because I love the crinkle cut, but Alexia's Sweet Potato Fries or comparable are fine.  For these just read the back of the bag!!