Tasty Greek Meal Minced Lamb With A Cucumber Garlic Sauce Recipes

GREEK LAMB-FETA BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

Steps:

• Set 4 whole garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium-high heat; toast until spotty brown, about 5 minutes. Peel, mince and set aside.
• Break up lamb in a medium bowl. Sprinkle roasted garlic, feta, oregano, salt and pepper over meat; stir with a fork to combine. Divide into 4 portions. Toss meat back and forth between cupped hands to form a ball. Pat with fingertips to flatten to about 4 inches wide. Refrigerate.
• Mix cucumber, sour cream, mint, vinegar, 1 minced clove of garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Refrigerate sauce until ready to serve.
• Build a hot fire on one side of grill. Replace rack. When coals are covered with white ash, add burgers. Cover and cook, turning only once, until done, about 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium to medium-well burgers.
• Grill pitas until spotty brown and warm, a minute or so per side. Split crosswise. Spread a couple of tablespoons of sauce over 4 pita halves. Top each with an onion slice, a tomato slice and a burger. Spread a portion of the remaining sauce over each burger. Top with remaining pita halves.

TASTY GREEK MEAL - MINCED LAMB WITH A CUCUMBER GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly oil a heavy based frying pan.
• Mix together the onion and garlic and fry gently until soft.
• Put the minced lamb in a mixing bowl, add the onion mixture together with the oregano, cumin and lemon juice then mix thoroughly.
• Divide the mixture into two half and shape into patties.
• Cook the patties under a pre-heated grill for about 8-10 minutes or until the meat is cooked.
• Carve the patties into thin slices and serve in pitta bread with the cucumber sauce. You can add salad, onions and tomatoes.
• Sauce.
• Peel and de-seed the cucumber. Chop the cucumber.
• Chop the onion, add the sugar and crushed garlic.
• Mix all ingredients together.