Name: Greek-Style Lamb Burgers Recipe
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: For Lamb Burgers:; 1 slice white bread; 2 tbsp milk; ¼ cup finely chopped shallots; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint; 1 tsp dried oregano; ¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1½ lbs ground lamb; 6 pita bread rounds; For Toppings:; 1 small head iceberg lettuce; 2 tomatoes; 1 red onion; 6 oz crumbled feta cheese; Tzatziki sauce

How To Make Greek-Style Lamb Burgers

Lovers of Greek cuisine will definitely adore these lamb burgers. They’re juicy and loaded with shallots, mint, oregano, and garlic.

Preparation: 12 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Lamb Burgers:

1slicewhite bread,crust removed and cut into ¼-inch pieces
2tbspmilk
¼cupfinely chopped shallots,from 1-2 shallots
2clovesgarlic,minced
3tbspfresh mint,finely chopped
1tspdried oregano
¾tspsalt
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
1½lbsground lamb
6pita bread rounds

For Toppings:

1headiceberg lettuce,shredded
2tomatoes,thinly sliced
1red onion,thinly sliced
6ozfeta cheese,crumbled
Tzatziki sauce

Instructions

Be sure grill is clean and preheat to high.
Combine bread pieces and milk in a medium bowl. Mash with a fork until paste forms. Add shallots, garlic, mint, oregano, salt, pepper and mix well.
Add lamb, then use hand to mix ingredients together until well combined. Do not over-mix. Form mixture into 6 oval-shaped patties about ½-inch thick.
Grease grill (dip a wad of paper towels in vegetable oil and holding wad with tongs, carefully wipe cooking grate several times). Grill patties, covered, for 4 minutes.
Turn, cover again, and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes more. Place burgers on a tray and cover with foil while you warm pita rounds on the grill.
Assemble burgers and pass toppings and Tzatziki sauce alongside.