Mole-Inspired Meatloaf

Is it possible that I've made a truly tasty turkey meatloaf (the chocolate helps)?!? Don't get me wrong, I love roast turkey and turkey pot pie etc. However, I often find that recipes that try to substitute red meats with turkey (especially ground turkey, but chocolate helps) come out tasting rather bland. My solution has been to increase the flavour in the spicing (the chocolate helps). This is very loosely based on Mexican mole flavours (I did say 'loosely'). And in case you were wondering, the chocolate helps add depth to the flavour of the dish.

1 cup salsa
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
¼ tsp cinnamon
2 tsps chili powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1½ lb ground meat (turkey, beef, pork or a combination)

¾ cup bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten

1. Heat oven to 350°F. 
2. In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine the herbs, spices and lemon juice with the salsa. 
3. In large bowl combine the turkey, the bread crumbs, the egg and ¾ of a cup of the salsa mixture, reserving the rest to use as a topping.
4. Bake in an ungreased 9 x 5" loaf pan, shaping the meat mixture into a loaf. Spoon the remaining salsa mixture evenly over the top.
5. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes (if you have a meat thermometer you can check the internal temperature by sticking it in the middle of the loaf at 1 hour and 10 minutes and every 5 minutes after that, until the meat thermometer reads 165°F).

Turkey Burgers (the secret is Cheese)

Ground turkey tends to be sort of bland, and I've searched for a good turkey burger recipe. I think I'm in pretty good form here, and have Frankensteined a number of recipes including ideas from plain old regular burger patty recipes.

1 lb ground turkey
¼ cup bread crumbs or quick cook oatmeal
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 green onions, chopped (45 to 60g)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 to 2 tsps fresh sage, minced (optional)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp ground pepper
1 to 2 Tbsps cheese (whatever you have bits of, cheddar, mozzarella, gruyere, parmesan, blue, doesn't matter except to your taste)

1. I like to cook the garlic in a little oil first, and I save the oil to cook the patties in.
2. Mix all ingredients together and form into 4 patties.
3. Cook the patties in a medium skillet over medium heat, turning once, to an internal temperature of 165°F.