Mediterranean Lamb Burgers

Name: Mediterranean Lamb Burgers
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: yogurt, plain; garlic cloves; salt; mint leaves; ground lamb; garlic cloves; rosemary leaves; parsley leaves; salt and black pepper; kalamata olives; tomatoes; parsley leaves; olive oil; red wine vinegar; goat (chevre) cheese; pita bread

Submitted by Sandey4

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

15 min

READY

45 min

Ingredients

Yogurt sauce

OUNCE YOGURT, PLAIN

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
minced and mashed to a paste

TEASPOON SALT

TABLESPOONS MINT LEAVES
fresh, shredded

Burgers

1 ½

POUND GROUND LAMB
from the shoulder

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
minced

TABLESPOON ROSEMARY LEAVES
fresh, or 1 ts crumbled dried rosemary

TABLESPOON PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh minced, or 1 ts dried thyme

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER *

Chopped salad

⅓

CUP KALAMATA OLIVES
coarsely chopped, pitted *

MEDIUM TOMATOES
ripe, seeded and coarsely chopped

TABLESPOONS PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh, minced

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

TEASPOONS RED WINE VINEGAR

CUP GOAT (CHEVRE) CHEESE
crumbled *

EACH PITA BREAD
each split halfway around edge to form a pocket *

Directions

Make yogurt sauce: Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 minutes. Transfer drained yogurt to a small bowl and stir in garlic paste and mint.

Make burgers: Prepare grill. In a bowl gently but thoroughly combine the lamb, garlic, rosemary, parsley, salt and pepper. Grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare.

In a bowl combine olives, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil and red wine vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.

Transfer burgers to pita pockets and sprinkle with goat cheese.

Top with chopped salad.

Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.