Best Easy Lamb Burgers With Cucumber Feta Sauce Recipes

GREEK LAMB-FETA BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

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These grilled lamb burgers are served with slices of ripe tomatoes and red onion in pita bread with a fresh tasting cucumber sauce seasoned with fresh mint and garlic.

Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 large unpeeled garlic cloves
1 ¼ pounds ground lamb
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
¾ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ large cucumber, peeled, grated and squeezed very dry in a clean towel
¾ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon red or rice wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
4 large, thin red onion slices
4 large, thin tomato slices
4 small (4 inch) pita breads

Steps:

Set 4 whole garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium-high heat; toast until spotty brown, about 5 minutes. Peel, mince and set aside.
Break up lamb in a medium bowl. Sprinkle roasted garlic, feta, oregano, salt and pepper over meat; stir with a fork to combine. Divide into 4 portions. Toss meat back and forth between cupped hands to form a ball. Pat with fingertips to flatten to about 4 inches wide. Refrigerate.
Mix cucumber, sour cream, mint, vinegar, 1 minced clove of garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Refrigerate sauce until ready to serve.
Build a hot fire on one side of grill. Replace rack. When coals are covered with white ash, add burgers. Cover and cook, turning only once, until done, about 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium to medium-well burgers.
Grill pitas until spotty brown and warm, a minute or so per side. Split crosswise. Spread a couple of tablespoons of sauce over 4 pita halves. Top each with an onion slice, a tomato slice and a burger. Spread a portion of the remaining sauce over each burger. Top with remaining pita halves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 139.2 mg, Fat 46.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 31.2 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, Sodium 760.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

FETA LAMB BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER-TOMATO SALAD

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Lamb lovers will find a favorite here in this twist on the all-American hamburger. I like mint, but prefer cilantro. Feel free to make the swap, if desired. Adapted from former the food section recipe editor Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Provided by gailanng

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
salt
fresh ground black pepper
about 1 to 2 teaspoons olive oil
2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, seeded if desired
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

To prepare burgers: In a large bowl, combine lamb, feta, mint and salt and pepper to taste. Divide evenly into four balls. Flatten each ball into a patty no more than 3/4 of an inch thick.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat enough oil to just coat the bottom.
Place burgers in hot skillet; cook about 10 minutes, reducing the heat if the burgers seem to be browning too quickly. After 10 minutes, turn the burgers and continue to cook, adjusting the heat as needed to ensure they are cooked all the way through, about 10 more minutes.
To prepare salad: While burgers are cooking, combine tomatoes, cucumber, mint, vinegar, oil and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
To serve, place burgers on individual plates; spoon tomato-cucumber salad over each one.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 591.5, Fat 47.7, SaturatedFat 21.5, Cholesterol 146.7, Sodium 386.1, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 3.9, Protein 33