Mint And Feta Lamb Burgers With Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipes

FETA LAMB BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER-TOMATO SALAD

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.

GREEK LAMB-FETA BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

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.

FETA AND MINT LAMB BURGERS (PAN FRY OR BBQ)

Steps:

• Mix the mint, oregano,chili salt & pepper into the ground hamburger.
• Form into 4 patties.
• BBQ instructions:.
• Lightly grease your grill,.
• Cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, flip very carefully and finsh cooking the other side apprx 5 minutes.
• During the last 5 minutes cooking brown the feta in a lightly buttered fry pan over medium heat - cook the mushrooms in the same pan.
• Pan Fried Instructions:.
• With the heat on hi gh brown one side of the burgers, carefujlly flip, turn the heat to low medium, add mushrooms to the pan and cover. cook apprx 8 minutes.
• Flip the burgers once more and add the feta cheese to the pan, cover.
• Cook for just a minute or two until the feta starts to melt and is slightly brown.
• Build you burgers by putting the burger on the bun with the feta cheese, add the other condiments & serve.

FETA, THYME AND MINT LAMB BURGERS

Steps:

• Put the lamb, crushed garlic, mint, chopped olives, tomato puree, salt and freshly ground pepper in a mixing bowl and mix well. Divide into four portions.
• In a separate bowl, mix the feta cheese with the thyme. It doesn't matter if it crumbles, just gently squeeze together.
• Take a quarter of the mixture into your hand and roll into a ball. Flatten out, put a quarter of the feta in the middle and then draw the meat up around it.
• Make sure the cheese is secure within the meat. Repeat with the other three burgers and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, make the salad by mixing the cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and olives together in a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Whisk the olive oil, cider vinegar and honey together and pour over the salad.
• Heat a griddle pan until hot. Rub each slice of bread with the garlic clove and sprinkle with olive oil.
• Cook the bread on the griddle pan until brown on each sides. Keep warm.
• Now cook the burgers on a griddle pan. Turn once after five minutes, then cook for another 5 minutes on the other side.
• Spread the mayonnaise on the toasted bread. Top each slice with a freshly griddled lamb burger and a small handful of salad and serve at once.