Greek Lamb-Feta Burgers With Cucumber Sauce
Serves: 6
Ellsworth Rath
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
54
Sweetness
50
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
570 g
Ground Lamb1 cup
Crumbled Feta Cheese3 tsp
Oregano (dried)1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper3 cup
Sour Cream1 clove
Garlic (minced)4 small
Pita Bread (4 inch)Directions:
1
Set 4 whole garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium-high heat; toast until spotty brown, about 5 minutes
2
Peel, mince and set aside
3
Break up lamb in a medium bowl
4
Sprinkle roasted garlic, feta, oregano, salt and pepper over meat; stir with a fork to combine
5
Divide into 4 portions
6
Toss meat back and forth between cupped hands to form a ball
7
Pat with fingertips to flatten to about 4 inches wide
8
Refrigerate
9
Mix cucumber, sour cream, mint, vinegar, 1 minced clove of garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl
10
Refrigerate sauce until ready to serve
11
Build a hot fire on one side of grill
12
Replace rack
13
When coals are covered with white ash, add burgers
14
Cover and cook, turning only once, until done, about 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium to medium-well burgers
15
Grill pitas until spotty brown and warm, a minute or so per side
16
Split crosswise
17
Spread a couple of tablespoons of sauce over 4 pita halves
18
Top each with an onion slice, a tomato slice and a burger
19
Spread a portion of the remaining sauce over each burger
20
Top with remaining pita halves