Chicken, Zucchini and Fresh Corn Burgers (2024)

August 14, 2013

Total Time: 55 minutes

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It's funny, the unexpected paths that life takes you on. We would never have dreamed 10 years ago thatLondon would one day seem almost like a second home to us. Our daughter and her husband along with their three daughters moved to the UK three and a half years ago. We're a close-knit family and can't stay apart too long, so several times a year we pack our bags and head across the big pond.

We've loved discovering London; learning the under and over ground transportation systems, strolling along the Thames, discovering beautiful parks for picnics and fun playgrounds for the children, exploring fascinating museums, shopping (or at least browsing) in the high end department stores, getting lost in all the wonderful history, and of course, for these two avid foodies, uncovering wonderful markets, cafés and restaurants.

One of our favorite places to go for great food is a tiny little shop in the Kensington area of London. From our daughter's home, it's 15 minutes on the tube (the London underground) and then a delightful 10 minute walk, past ancient stone churches, markets overflowing with jewel-hued flowers, and shop after charming shop. A turn onto a narrow cobblestone street finds us at our delicious destination; Ottolenghi. We discovered the shop owned by Yotam Ottolenghi and his partner Sami Tamimi on one of our very first visits to London. I'd never heard of either of them at that time, but they've since become household words here at The Café and in culinary circles all over the world, as they've releasedone fabulous cookbook after another.

Their specialty is Middle Eastern, both of them hailing from Jerusalem, yet, with totally different ethnic backgrounds, they each bring an amazing array and diversity of flavors, ingredients and personal style to the table. The emphasis is on fresh, seasonal vegetables and they have a way of magically combining them with other unique ingredients yielding beyond delicious results.

I love the fact that, nowadays, I don’t have to go to London to enjoy delicious Ottolenghi creations. I’ve collected all of their cookbooks over the past few years and have bookmarked a zillion wonderful recipes to try.

This time I couldn’t resist the Turkey & Zucchini Burgers w/ Green Onion & Cumin from their latest cookbook, aptly titled Jerusalem. I did adapt the recipe a bit, but I do believe that even Yotam himself would approve of my cha as I added fresh corn, diced red pepper and substituted ground chicken for the turkey. I called my burgers Chicken, Zucchini and Fresh Corn Burgers and served the burgers wrapped in my Homemade Flour Tortillas, spread with a bit of hummus, piled high with Tomato-Cucumber Relishandthen drizzled with a simple Greek Yogurt Sauce. It’s super delicious and, if you close your eyes while you eat it, you very well might just picture yourself sitting in a lovely park, right in the heart of London, enjoying takeout from Ottolenghi.

4.75 from 4 votes

Chicken, Zucchini and Fresh Corn Burgers

Chicken, Zucchini and Fresh Corn Burgers - move over burgers, these are fabulous and so much healthier!

Author: Adapted by Chris Scheuer from Jerusalem

Course:Main

Cuisine:Middle Eastern

Keyword:Chicken, Zucchini and Fresh Corn Burgers

Prep Time: 40 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 4

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Meg says
April 22, 2024 at 9:42 am

Can I use ground turkey instead? Do you recommend using 1 egg to keep it together?
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- Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says
  April 22, 2024 at 12:56 pm
  
  Hi Meg, ground turkey will work. And the recipe includes an egg. Enjoy!
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Amy says
March 25, 2024 at 8:47 pm

Can you put them on your grill instead of baking in oven
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- Chris Scheuer says
  March 26, 2024 at 12:21 pm
  
  Hi Amy, I haven't tried these burgers on the grill but I think it should be fine!
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Lavena says
March 24, 2024 at 9:38 pm

How many patties does this make?
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- Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says
  March 25, 2024 at 9:21 am
  
  Hi Lavena, you can make them into whatever size you like so it will depend on that. The ones pictured were about 10 patties.
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JoAnn says
November 12, 2023 at 10:10 pm

Don't add another egg if you want it dryer! Just add more bread crumbs, but also think about increasing the spices a bit if you do.
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Wendy says
November 29, 2022 at 3:14 am

I used oatbran instead of breadcrumbs.
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- Chris Scheuer says
  November 29, 2022 at 9:35 am
  
  Thanks, Wendy!
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Carole says
September 19, 2022 at 9:20 pm

Delicious, it’s a keeper. Will do it again for sure, my son would have prefer with beef I disagree, I didn’t sear in the oil before, directly in the oven and did some in air fryer , both were great but almost take the same time, Mind you my son ate two hamburgers
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- Chris Scheuer says
  September 20, 2022 at 9:59 am
  
  Thanks for letting us know, Carole!
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Deanna says
May 15, 2021 at 10:20 pm

This recipe was amazing!! My family and I loved it so much, I will for sure be making this again!!
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- Chris Scheuer says
  May 16, 2021 at 8:13 am
  
  Thanks so much, Deanna!
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Anisha says
March 25, 2021 at 8:52 am

I used to follow your blog and make this recipe years ago, I couldn’t believe it when I saw it on Pinterest again. I had forgotten about it. So glad I discovered it again. They are awesome!
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- Chris Scheuer says
  March 25, 2021 at 9:21 am
  
  I'm glad you found us again, Anisha! Thanks for sharing your review!
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Marlyn says
February 24, 2021 at 2:15 pm

I tried this recipe and could not get it to stick together while cooking. What did I do wrong?
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- Chris Scheuer says
  February 25, 2021 at 6:34 pm
  
  So strange, Marlyn. It's hard to say without having been right there in the kitchen with you. I haven't had anyone else report this problem. The egg should help it hold together well. If you try it again, you might want to add some extra panko crumbs.
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  - Susan says
    April 19, 2022 at 5:57 pm
    
    Mine also did not hold together well. Very wet. Next time I will add more panko and maybe an additional egg
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    - Chris Scheuer says
      April 19, 2022 at 6:11 pm
      
      Sorry you had trouble with this recipe, Susan. Some ground chicken is "wetter" than others.
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Sandy says
August 02, 2020 at 11:40 am

How long can you freeze uncooked patties for and is it save to mix egg 🥚 in when freezing
Also how long do cooked patties last in freezer
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- Chris Scheuer says
  August 02, 2020 at 4:55 pm
  
  Hi Sandy, you can definitely freeze these for up to a month. I would let them thaw in the refrigerator though.
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Barbara P Turner says
May 11, 2020 at 7:57 pm

Made these tonight and they are delishhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! I just fashioned them like salmon patties and veggie-oil fried them w/o baking them and just dripped them on paper towels and used Ranch dressing. I don’t care for yogurt dressing. These were sooooo easy! A real regular GO-TO recipe from now on!
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- Chris Scheuer says
  May 11, 2020 at 9:25 pm
  
  Thanks for sharing your results, Barbara! I'm so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
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