Lamb Burgers – Who Knew?
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Cucumber-Mint Sauce
- ¼ cucumber
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves chopped
For the Burgers
- 1¼ pounds ground lamb
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
To Serve
- 4 4 inch pita breads
- 1½ cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 8 eggplant slices grilled
Instructions
- Start with the sauce so it can sit for a while. Seed and finely chop the cucumber.
- In a small mixing bowl, add the cucumber, yogurt, 2 tablespoons fresh mint and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend the lamb, cumin and the rest of the mint and again season with salt and pepper. Make four equally sized burgers.
- Trim the tops off the pita breads so the openings are large enough to fit a burger. If you like, you can toast the pita bread or warm them up on the grill.
- Cook the lamb burgers the same as you would a beef hamburger to the doneness you and your guests like.
- To serve, place a burger inside a pita bread, add a slice of grilled eggplant, top with a little of the cucumber/mint sauce and finish with a little shredded romaine lettuce.
Notes
Delicious!