Sarasota's Greek Burger
Created by Kchurchill5 on March 30, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 8-10m
- Recipe #8808
Ingredients
- English muffins (4 whole wheat English muffins, split in half and toasted)
- Baby spinach
- 4 red onion slices, thin sliced
- BURGER
- 1 pound ground lamb (or a mix of turkey or chicken; and beef)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 scallions, fine chopped (white and green parts)
- 2 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes (in olive oil, fine chopped, include a little of the oil - 1/2 teaspoon)
- 2 tablespoons black olives, fine chopped
- 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Olive oil (extra to grill)
- ARTICHOKE YOGURT SAUCE
- 1 jar (6 ounce) marinated artichokes, drained and very fine chopped
- 2 tablespoons greek yogurt (but you can substitute with mayonnaise)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Pinch of pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Yogurt Artichoke Sauce ... Add everything to a small bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. You may have a little leftover; but, use it as a dip with vegetables or topped on a warm crostini; as a dressing in a sandwich. Try topping a chicken breast and baking it too - it will NOT go to waste if there is any leftover.
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Step 2: Burger ... Add the garlic, scallions, seasoning, sun dried tomatoes, olives, salt, pepper, and mix well. Then, add the lamb and mix to combine, trying not to over mix. Make 4 burgers, making sure to make them a bit bigger than the english muffins. Press your thumb in the center to make a
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (351.9 g)
- Calories 511.9
- Total Fat - 35.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.7 g
- Cholesterol - 105.9 mg
- Sodium - 972.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 11 g
- Protein - 27.4 g
- Calcium - 67.6 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg