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GREEK-STYLE HAMBURGERS
This Mediterranean-style burger is great with beef or ground lamb, and the pita pockets are a nice change from buns. Both the olives and the feta cheese supply plenty of salt, so you may want to use it sparingly. Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 16 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
| 1 | pound | lean ground beef or lamb |
| 1/4 | cup | crumbled feta cheese |
| 1/2 | cup | kalamata or other black olives, finely chopped |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste | ||
| 8 | ounces | nonfat plain yogurt |
| 1 | clove | garlic, pressed |
| 2 | tablespoons | fresh chopped mint |
| 4 | pita breads, top fourth cut off | |
| 1 | medium | tomato, thinly sliced |
| 1 | green or yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut in rings | |
| 1 | small | purple onion, thinly sliced |
Preparation
- Preheat a charcoal or gas grill.
- In a large bowl, mix ground meat, cheese and olives. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into 4 thick patties.
- In a small bowl, mix yogurt, garlic and mint. Set aside.
- Grill the burgers over the hot grill about 5 inches above coals, about 5 to 8 minutes on each side, turning once.
- Use the Cook'd Right® Sensor to check doneness of patties. Quickly insert dark sensor tip into center of meat. Wait 5-10 seconds. Remove sensor tip and check color. Continue checking with the same sensor until done.
- To serve, place each cooked patty inside a pita pocket along with tomatoes, pepper rings, onions and a generous dollop of yogurt sauce.