Greek-style lamb burgers with minted yogurt sauce

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
=== FOR YOGURT SAUCE ===
1 pack Plain yogurt -; (12 oz)
2 smalls Garlic cloves; mashed to paste
; with
¼ teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Shredded fresh mint leaves; or to taste
=== FOR BURGERS ===
2 pounds Ground lamb
½ cup Crumbled feta cheese
½ cup Finely-chopped pitted Kalamata olives
6 smalls Pita loaves; each split halfway
Around edge to form a pocket
2 smalls Vine-ripened tomatoes; sliced
2 smalls Green bell peppers; cut into rings
1 Red onion; sliced thin

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. Handling lamb as gently as possible, in a bowl combine lamb with feta and olives and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers lightly with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with yogurt sauce. This recipe yields 6 servings.

Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8708) Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - joecomiskey@...

05-17-1999

Per serving: 482 Calories (kcal); 38g Total Fat; (72% calories from fat); 28g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 122mg Cholesterol; 319mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Sara Moulton

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