Since I’m not a huge fan of whipped sweet potatoes with marshmallow toppings, this is my favorite form of sweet potato side dish to serve during Thanksgiving or Christmas. Although it is really sweet (candied), I prefer this dish. A completely new level of flavor and texture is added by the spice and pecans.
| Prep Time: | 35 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground lamb
- ½ pound ground beef
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (16 ounce) container Greek yogurt
- ½ lemon, zested
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 4 slices green tomato
- 4 ciabatta sandwich rolls, sliced horizontally
- 1 (8 ounce) package feta cheese, sliced
- 8 baby arugula leaves
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
- Make the patties: Mix ground lamb, ground beef, mint, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until just combined. Divide evenly into four portions and shape into large patties. Set aside.
- Make the sauce: Mix Greek yogurt, lemon zest, garlic, and salt in a bowl; cover and refrigerate.
- Cook burger patties on the preheated grill until cooked to your desired degree of doneness, 3 to 4 minutes per side for well done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- While burgers are cooking, get ready to assemble: Place slices of onion and green tomato on the grill. Cook until lightly charred, about 1 minute on each side.
- Spread yogurt sauce over sliced ciabatta rolls. Continue assembly by placing each burger patty on a roll. Divide feta cheese slices over the patties. Top each with a slice of grilled tomato, grilled onion, and 2 leaves of arugula, followed by the top half of the roll.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 808 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 187 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 50 g |
| Saturated Fat | 24 g |
| Sodium | 2031 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 48 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Killer dish. Added my own touches and also made it combined with ground turkey. and added matchstick carrots. Sauce is great and add any cheese but the feta makes it authentic.
It was excellent very easy to make and it taste great
Super easy, super fun, and, super delicious. Love the yogurt sauce and the mint in the patties. Couldn’t source green tomatoes, but loved the results nonetheless.
Wow!! Just wow!!! My favorite lamb burger!!! My husband and I just loved them! The favors of the spices added amazing flavor without taking away from the lamb flavor.
These were phenomenal! Very pleased with the results. Even my meat and potatoes german grandfather loved them 🙂
I didn’t have feta and didn’t mix any beef in as I only had a package of lamb but this was delicious! Saved in my favorites, can’t wait to have it at the next BBQ!
This was a real treat!! So easy to make and please all my dinner guests! Since I couldn’t find green tomatoes and aragula I substituted tomatoes on the vine and a spring mix salad mix. This recipe is by far a real winner!! Ty!!
Fantastic recipe! I subbed in marinated garlic cloves and upped the ground beef ratio to match the lamb. Slow grilled them over charcoal and used beefsteak tomatoes instead of green. My mouth says to keep eating even though I am stuffed. I also ate this without a bun (gluten allergy). This is definitely a recipe we will make over and over again.
Easy with lots of flavor. I was able to get grasssed fed lamb o there was very little fat, but lots of flavor. Definitely, a recipe to keep and use.
I don’t think I care for lamb
This rating is more for the meat recipe itself, as we topped them with tzatziki (instead of the sauce here), feta, red onion (not sweet), and red tomatoes (rather than green), but did serve on ciabatta. The mint in the seasoning mix was great and left pink, the burgers were delicious. I will definitely be making them again!
Loved these burgers, really liked the ciabatta rolls. Just a few minor changes. I used 1 1/2 tbsps chives and 1 1/2 tbsps mint. I couldn’t find feta slices so I made the burgers like jucy lucy’s and stuffed the feta chunks inside. I only made half the amount of the yogurt sauce and it was plenty. Great alternative to regular burgers!
Yum
LOVE this! I made it without a grill. Pan fried the burgers and carmelized the onions in a skillet. Added the tomatoes raw. Also used pita bread instead of the ciabatta. My husband loved it.
So tasty, yum! We added grilled Serrano chilies and some avocados! My daughter who does not like burgers said if I made them like this evertime, she’d defiantly eat them. We have a found our family favorite burger recipe!
Very tasty burgers
We never had lamb burgers before and we loved this recipe. I did alter it, though. I omitted the mint and used chive and I the juice of 1/2 lemon into the meat. Moist and delicious. For the sauce I subbed sour cream for the yogurt as that is what I had on hand and I added chopped cucumber, the rest of the lemon juice and the garlic. We didn’t have sliced feta, so we used crumbled on the bottom of the bun and put our burgers on top of the feta. My kids just loved these burgers!
They were so good. I’m making them again. I might try roasting the garlic that goes in the sauce first. They came out great. Also thought sliced cucumbers and grilled onions were good options on top.
We liked these pretty well, but I thought there was too much mint. My husband said he likes it better when I make gyro meat, which is made with a similar lamb/beef ratio but has different spices. I really enjoyed the yogurt sauce though. I would make these again but decrease the mint by half.
This Lamb burger has wonderful flavors. I bought every condiment in the recipe except green tomato, the store was out of those so I used red. I made a Tzatziki Sauce on this site to use on the burger rather than the plain yogurt,garlic and lemon sauce listed. I think it was just the right compliment to the lamb. It took a little longer to make the Tzatziki from scratch but worth it. Make it a day ahead and refrigerate. I also froze my leftover patties. A tasty sandwich but a mouthful and can be messy.
Followed the recepie and they turned out great.. My husband loved them