Ingredients

• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 1 seedless cucumber (about 1 pound), sliced very thin
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh gingerroot
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 flat anchovy fillets
• 2 pounds ground turkey
• 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
• 4 sesame hamburger buns or onion rolls, split and toasted

Instructions

1. Make pickled cucumbers: In a small bowl stir together all pickled cucumber ingredients except cucumber until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add cucumber, stirring to coat well, and marinate 30 minutes.
2. Make burgers: Prepare grill.
3. Into a food processor with motor running, drop garlic and gingerroot. Add coriander, mint, basil, lime juice, sugar and anchovy fillets and blend well. In a bowl combine turkey, herb mixture, bread crumbs and cayenne and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 6 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through.
4. Drain cucumbers. Transfer burgers to buns or rolls and top with pickled cucumbers.