Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

This is a really simple pulled pork recipe...light on ingredients and easy to make.  I love to cook this, then mix it with the Carolina Gold BBQ sauce from Trader Joes, and serve it over oven-roasted sweet potatoes.  The perfect combo- seriously amazing.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

From Allrecipes

1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin

1 (12 oz.) root beer

1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

Place the pork tenderloin in a slow cooker; pour the root beer over the meat. Cover and cook on low until well cooked and the pork shreds easily, 6 to 7 hours. Note: the actual length of time may vary according to individual slow cooker. Drain well. Stir in barbecue sauce. Serve over hamburger buns or roasted sweet or regular Idaho potatoes.  My favorite way to roast potatoes is this one.

Turkey and Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin

Amy sent me this recipe a couple of weeks ago and I made them last night- they were seriously the TASTIEST burgers I have ever eaten.  I could have eaten them all day long b/c they tasted so unique and refreshing.  They are a bit labor intensive, but I promise they're worth every single second. You have to make the sauce too- its incredible.  Sumac is a common spice used in Middle Eastern cooking.   I actually doubled the burgers, but not the sauce and still had lots of leftover sauce- it made 12 big burgers. Amazing!!

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Turkey and Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin

Yotam Ottolenghi

SOUR CREAM and SUMAC SAUCE

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2/3 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp lemon zest 
• Fresh lemon juice (about 1 tablespoon) of half a lemon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon sumac (found in spice aisle or on amazon) 
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

TURKEY BURGERS

1 lb. ground turkey

1-2 large zucchinis, coarsely grated (scant 2 cups)

3 green onions, thinly sliced

1 large egg

2 Tbs. chopped fresh mint

2 Tbs. chopped cilantro

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper

Sunflower oil for searing

First make the sour cream sauce by mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl.  Stir well and set aside or refrigerate until needed (can be made a day ahead of time).

Preheat oven to 425F.  In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the burgers, except the sunflower oil.  Combine meat mixture with your hands and shape into burgers.  Pour enough oil into a large non-stick frying pan.  Heat over medium heat until hot, then sear the burgers in batches on all sides.  Cook each batch for about 4 minutes, adding oil as needed, until golden brown.  Carefully transfer burgers onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper and place in oven for 5-7 minutes, or until just cooked through.  Serve warm, or at room temp with the sauce spooned over, or on the side for dipping.  Enjoy!