Spinach Avocado Chicken Burgers

Ingredients

For the chicken burgers

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1/2 cup spinach, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp coconut flour (optional- acts as a binder)
• 1 tbsp avocado oil (plus more if you’re frying or grilling)
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)
• Juice of one lime
• 1 small avocado (or half a large avocado), diced into chunks
• Butter lettuce leaves (optional)

For the avocado mayo (optional)

• 2 medium avocados
• 4 tbsp avocado oil
• Juice of one lime
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)

Instructions

• For the avocado dressing, mix all of the ingredients in a very high-speed liquidiser till swish. Set aside.

• Prepare either a grill or a grill pan and set to high heat. Add avocado oil to the grill pan if exploitation.

• combine the bottom chicken with the seasonings, spinach, coconut flour, lime juice, and avocado oil till well combined. Gently fold within the avocado slices, being careful to not smash them.

• kind the chicken into 4-5 burgers, spacing out the avocado to create positive it’s equally spread.

• Grill the burgers on the grill surface (using further avocado oil if frying) for concerning five minutes on all sides, or till internal temperature reaches one hundred sixty five F.

• high with ex gratia avocado dressing and serve in lettuce cups sort of a bread, or get pleasure from the burgers on their own.