Minted Lamb Burgers Recipes

LAMB BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Thoroughly mix ground lamb, rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; shape into 4 patties.
• Cook the burgers until they are beginning to firm and are hot and slightly pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Alternately, you can cook the burgers to your desired degree of doneness. Rest burgers while assembling toppings.
• Mix mayonnaise and mustard together in a small bowl; spread 1 tablespoon of the mixture onto one side of each bun. Put a burger onto each bun and top with tomato and greens. Sandwich with remaining bun half to serve.

MINTED LAMB BURGERS

Steps:

• Seed and chop cucumber. In a small bowl stir together cucumber, yogurt, 2 tablespoons mint, and salt and pepper to taste. In a large bowl blend together lamb, cumin, remaining 2 tablespoons mint, and salt and pepper to taste. Form mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties. When forming patties, handle meat as little as possible for a juicier burger.
• Prepare grill.
• Grill burgers on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 4 1/2 minutes on each side for well-done. (Alternatively, burgers may be cooked in a hot well-seasoned cast-iron skillet or ridged grill pan.)
• Toast pita loaves and split horizontally. Transfer burgers to pitas and top with cucumber mixture, eggplant, and romaine.

MINTED LAMB BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium.
• Add the mint, black olives, red onion and bread crumbs to a food processor. Pulse until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the olive mixture with the meat. Using your hands, mold the meat mixture into 6 burger patties and place on a hot, oiled grill. Grill the burgers for about 7 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Toast the buns on the grill and build the burgers on a toasted bun with a little Cucumber Chile Salad. if desired. Serve.
• Add shallots, cucumber, garlic, ginger and chiles to a bowl and follow with rice vinegar. Toss to coat and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Yield: 6 servings

LAMB AND MINT PATTIES / BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over low heat.
• Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the garlic, ginger some salt and pepper. No need to cook these off,but you can cook for a further one minute if wished.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Add the lamb mince to a large bowl along with the cooled onions and the mint. Season again and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Roll large balls of the mixtureand flatten to make burger/patties.
• Sit the patties on a plate and chill in the fridge until firm, if time permits.
• Shallow fry the burger patties in a little vegetable oil. Fry 6-7 minutes each side, or until cooked through. You can also cook on a grill/griddle pan or barbeque.
• Serve hot on a roll or with veges or salad on the side.

MINTED LAMB BURGERS WITH FETA AND HUMMUS

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients in medium bowl; shape into four 4-inch-diameter patties. Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties to skillet; cook until bottoms are well browned, about 3 minutes. Turn patties over and top with feta cheese. Continue cooking to desired doneness, about 3 minutes longer for medium-rare.
• Place roll bottoms on plates. Top each with onion, burger, lettuce, another onion, and hummus. Press on roll tops.

LAMB BURGERS WITH MINTED TZATZIKI

Steps:

• For the mint tzatziki blend the yogurt with the oil and lemon juice.
• Add the cucumber, onion, garlic, mint, and pepper.
• Taste and add salt.
• Cover and refrigerate while preparing the lamb burgers.
• Preheat grill to medium high.
• In a large bowl, combine lamb and remaining ingredients.
• Form into 12 small patties around 3/4 of an inch thick.
• Place on hot grill and cook 5 minutes on the first side, four on the other.
• You want the outside nicely browned with a bit of pink remaining in the middle.
• Serve three each in a pita half with the shredded lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion.
• Offer the Minted Tzatziki at the table.

MINTED LAMB BURGERS

Steps:

• Make up your burgers from the minced lamb and season with salt pepper and the rosmary then leave out somewhere cool (not cold) for about 15 minutes
• Chop your yellow and red peppers into tiny square chunks and place into a bowl.
• Slice half of your tomato and finely chop into similar sized sqaures and place these in the bowl.
• Crush the garlic into the bowl (ensure there are no visible chunks of garlic).
• Drizzle the mixture with olive oil (at most a tablespoon) then add about a tablespoon and a half of the mint sauce and mix until everything is covered in the mint finally sprinkle some dried herbs and rosmary on top and mix again.
• At this point place the lamb burgers into a pre-heated pan with a little olive oil.
• When the burgers are cooked to about 95% of your liking add the mixture to the pan and heat for about 3 minutes.
• Place the mixture on the plate and serve the burgers on top!