Lamb Burger Middle Eastern Style
"I love lamb burgers and I found this one in a Canadian Living magazine. I have tweaked the recipe. Original recipe suggested grilled eggplant to top the burger or you may enjoy grilled zucchini - I am not fond of either I like my tomato on top and mushrooms on the side with any burger. You may substitute Hummus for the yogurt topping. You can make these patties ahead store in the fridge tightly covered or wrap well and freeze them for up to a month."
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1⁄4 cup panko breadcrumbs or 1/4 cup regular breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons dry dill weed
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts (optional)
- salt & pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lb lean ground lamb
- 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
- 3 -4 hamburger buns
directions
- Beat the egg, add ketchup, beat more to completely blend.
- Stir in the onion, crumbs, dill, parsley, garlic, pine nuts, salt pepper, paprika & cayenne.
- Add the lamb and mix well (use your hands for easy mixing).
- Form 3 or 4 patties.
- Either BBQ or pan fry. Internal temperature should read 160°F.
- If pan frying brown one side of the patties over high heat, flip, cover with a lid, lower heat to medium and cook the other side,.
- If you are serving mushrooms add them to the pan when you flip the burger and cover the pan - they will be beautifully browned.
- Top the burger with yogurt and any condiments you like--tomatoes, pickles, pickled peppers, eggplant, hummus--your choice.
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Reviews
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I love lamb burgers and typically make them in a middle eastern style. What intrigued me about this recipe was the pine nuts. That being said, this recipe was good, not great. I did not like the dill in this recipe. It over pwered other flavors. Also, this recipe had soooo many spices, and ketchup, etc., that you really lost the naturally spicy flavor of the lamb. The pine nuts were a great addition though. I loved what it did for the texture. I am going to add this to my favorite lamb burger recipe and see what happens. Thanks for posting the recipe and thanks for the pine nut idea. -
I've been looking for a good basic lamb-burger recipe without all the exotic spices I don't have and would need to buy. This looks like it -- I haven't tried it yet, but it seems to meet my needs. I'll most likely tailor it to my taste, but the basics are here. Thanks -
Made for "I Recommend Recipe" Tag. We really enjoy lamb so I decided to try these burgers. They were okay, but we weren't that enamored with the seasonings. Also, we thought they would have been better with tzatziki sauce instead of plain yogurt. I may make these again, but would definitely play with the spice/herb combination. -
Mmmmmmm Bergy, this was one fantastic burger! I used reg. breadcrumbs and skipped the pine nuts as I was out of them. Broiled for 6 min, flipped & 5 min on other side - done to perfection! Topped with Spinach & Feta Dip #103179. Fabulous! Thanks so much for the recipe Bergy!!
Tweaks
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Made for "I Recommend Recipe" Tag. We really enjoy lamb so I decided to try these burgers. They were okay, but we weren't that enamored with the seasonings. Also, we thought they would have been better with tzatziki sauce instead of plain yogurt. I may make these again, but would definitely play with the spice/herb combination.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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