Greek Style Lamb Burgers With Minted Yogurt Sauce Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pkt Plain yogurt - (12 ounce)
- 2 sm Garlic cloves mashed to paste with
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 Tbsp. Shredded fresh mint leaves or possibly to taste
- 2 lb Grnd lamb
- 1/2 c. Crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 c. Finely-minced pitted Kalamata olives
- 6 sm Pita loaves each split halfway around edge to create a pocket
- 2 sm Vine-ripened tomatoes sliced
- 2 sm Green bell peppers cut into rings
- 1 x Red onion sliced thin
Directions
- Make yogurt sauce: Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 min. Transfer liquid removed yogurt to a small bowl and stir in garlic paste and mint.
- Make burgers: Prepare grill. Handling lamb as gently as possible, in a bowl combine lamb with feta and olives and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers lightly with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 7 min on each side for medium-rare.
- Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.
- This recipe yields 6 servings.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 258g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 512 | |
| Calories from Fat 364 | 71% |
| Total Fat 40.45g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat 18.23g | 73% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 126mg | 42% |
| Sodium 455mg | 19% |
| Potassium 474mg | 14% |
| Total Carbs 6.96g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.0g | 3% |
| Sugars 3.83g | 3% |
| Protein 28.84g | 46% |
