Lamb Patties With Yoghurt and Cucumber Dressing

Name: Lamb Patties With Yoghurt and Cucumber Dressing
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 100 g bulgur wheat; 400 g ground lamb; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tablespoons mint, roughly chopped; 3 tablespoons coriander, roughly chopped; 2 teaspoons harissa; 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste; 1/3 cucumber, coarsely grated; 1/2-1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped; 200 g plain yogurt; 1 -2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by -Sylvie-

"This is really tasty. Makes a light main dish when served with flatbread and salad. I have also used sambal oelek instead of the harrisa paste which worked just as well. Prep Time includes chilling. Coriander in this recipe refers to fresh coriander leaves or cilantro."

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photo by Gay Gilmore

Ready In:: 2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4

ingredients

Lamb Patties
1 teaspoon olive oil
100 g bulgur wheat
400 g ground lamb
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons mint, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons coriander, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons harissa
1 teaspoon salt, to taste
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Yoghurt and Cucumber Dressing
¹⁄₃ cucumber, coarsely grated
¹⁄₂ - 1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped
200 g plain yogurt
1 -2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

For the lamb patties put the bulgur wheat in a bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside and allow to swell.
Mix the lamb mince and crushed garlic.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the chopped mint, coriander and the harrisa paste.
Squeeze the water from the wheat and add to the meat, mix well.
Form the mix into little patties, roughly the size of a flat golf ball.
Cover with clingfilm and chill for a minimum of 1 hour.
Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry until cooked through and golden, 5-10 minutes.
For the dressing put the grated cucumber in a colander and sprinkle with salt, leave for 30 minutes.
Squeeze the cucumber dry and mix with yoghurt and mint.
Season with black pepper to taste.

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Reviews

As you can see from the photos, we made these as burgers instead of baby patties, and I had to omit the bulgur wheat, because I didn't have any on hand...but the cool part is that we actually ground our own lamb to make the burgers! And we put the fresh spices right in with the chunks of leg of lamb into the grinder so the burgers were incredibly flavorful! It was my first time using the meat grinder attachment to my kitchen aid and it was so much fun! Want to get your husband into the kitchen, start the meat grinder! We've made these again since then too. We love lamb burgers!

Gay Gilmore
These were great, plus I got to use herbs from my little balcony garden which are just starting to grow for spring! I found they had plenty of flavour with a nice warmth from the harissa. My first time using bulgar wheat, certainly won't be the last - these were tender and tasty! I left the cucumber out of the yoghurt sauce and would probably put in a tomato in its place next time - the sauce was great too! Thanks for posting!

currybunny
Unlike alliestar, I found these to be wonderfully flavorful. I did use DiB's harissa (#10251) and lots of lovely fresh mint and coriander. I grilled the patties which cut down on fat considerably (lots of fat dripped off) and made the sauce with non-fat yoghurt. Thanks, Sylvie! Will make these again.

Chef Kate
Patties needed a little more taste, perhaps add more of the herbs (mint and coriander). But the yogurt was fantastic!

alliestar

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-Sylvie-

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

Hi, I'm 31 and cooking and living in England. I was born in Germany and that's where I grew up and lived until I came to the UK to go to University in 1998. I never went back to live in Germany, even though all my family is still there.

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