Turkey Burgers with Apple "Buns"

Summertime barbeques are in full effect and for those of us on Paleo, it means a lot of sideways glances from people who see you eating your burger with a knife and fork. I paired two flavors that work extremely well together - turkey and apple - to make a Paleo-friendly burger you can eat with your hands.

Ingredients

• 4 ground turkey patties
• a few spoonfulls of coconut oil, melted
• a few handfulls of organic baby spinach
• a bit of red onion, sliced into rings
• a few splashes of balsamic vinegar
• 2 sweet apples (fuji, gala, etc)

1. Brush both sides of the turkey patties with the melted coconut oil for some extra flavor. Cook your burgers to desired doneness using a grill pan on the stove or your barbeque.
2. Prepare your apple "buns" by slicing apples vertically about 1/2" thick until you have at least 8 slices.
3. Build your burger by stacking an apple slice, then turkey patty, then some spinach leaves, then a few rings of onion, use a splash of vinegar instead of the traditional ketchup and top it off with another slice of apple.
4. Grab it with your hands, take a big bite, and enjoy!

NOTE: If you plan to prepare the apple slices ahead of time, they will get brown if they sit out more than a few minutes. Brush them with a little lemon juice (or other acidic-type juice) to stop that from happening.

If you use a grill pan, make sure it gets VERY HOT before putting your patties on.