PALEO Turkey Burger with Sweet Potato Buns

Paleo proves to be no easy task, especially when it comes to steering away from all grain products. So, combining my creativity, and paleo-okay foods, I devised a burger that we can eat! Honestly, I have to say these paleo burgers are better than those other burgers. Flavourful, healthy, and fully of protein and fats, this was the perfect post-work out dinner. 

For the sweet potato buns you will need:
1 small sweet potato, peeled and diced
2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
A sprinkle of dried onion flakes
Salt to taste

For the turkey burgers you will need:
(I personally prefer to buy my own, grass-fed ground turkey/beef, instead of buying pre-packaged, pre-made burgers. It is a much healthier option and it also means that you can add all your own spices and flavouring!
1 package of ground, grass-fed turkey
Paprika
Garlic powder
Parsley
Oregano
Salt
Pepper

Serves one

Prep: 
1. Put sweet potato into a pot of water, and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer, and cook until the sweet potato is soft (you can stick a fork or toothpick through it easily).
2. While sweet potato is cooking, remove you ground turkey from its package and on to a cutting board (its a good idea to limit the surfaces the raw turkey touches to prevent salmonella). Sprinkle as much paprika, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, and salt +pepper as desired on top of meat. Then, mash the meat and spices all together with a fork or bare hands until mixed well.
3. Make the spiced ground turkey into a burger shape. Place one aside and freeze the rest (you can save these burgers for a future dinner!).
4. Preheat oven to 325F
5. Once your sweet potatoes are cooked, put them on a plate, add spices, and mash the mixture together. The finished product should look like mash potatoes.
6. Form the mashed potatoes into round burger  bun shapes, and place them on a parchment paper covered tray. Put in the oven and bake for 45 mins.
7. When the buns have 20 mins left to cook, grill or fry your burger (I prefer grilling).
8. Remove buns from oven (will still be soft and fall apart easily, so careful moving them around), and combine with your burger!

As toppings, I liked to use tomatoes, mashed avocado, and cilantro- some of my favourite veggies, and they make up for the cheese that I normally like on a burger. Enjoy!