Lamburgers With Tzatziki Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground lamb
• 8 ounces feta cheese
• 1 cup greek olive, pitted, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 8 hamburger buns
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1 cucumber, peeled, grated, and drained
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 tzatziki sauce: mix together yogurt, cucumber (make sure that this is well drained, or your sauce will be watery), 1 clove chopped garlic, lemon juice. add salt and pepper to taste. place in the refrigerator. this should ideally sit for a few hours.
• 2 place ground lamb in large bowl and mix in oregano, parsley, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 2 cloves chopped garlic until evenly distributed.
• 3 pour in feta and chopped green olives and mix gently.
• 4 form patties, trying to tuck as much of the cheese and green olives inside.
• 5 grill for 4-5 minutes per side for medium rare. if using a stove top, cook on medium high heat.
• 6 lightly toast buns.
• 7 serve burgers with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, and sliced tomatoes.