Griddled Lamb Burgers with Cucumber Tzatziki Sauce

Griddled Lamb Burgers with Cucumber Tzatziki Sauce :

Serves : 5-6 Burgers

Prep Time : 10 minutes

Cook Time : 30 minutes

Cut : Five Marys Ground Lamb - ORDER YOURS HERE

Ingredients :

For Lamb Burgers :

2 pounds Lamb, ground

1/2 cup Red Onions, small dice

Pinch of Chili Flake or Paprika if desired

Salt and Pepper to taste

Olive oil

For Cucumber Tzatziki Sauce :

1 ea. English Cucumber, washed and sliced thin

1 cup Greek Yogurt

1 each Lemon, zest and juice

2 Tbl. Olive Oil, fruity not bitter

1 tsp. each dill, mint, parsley chopped fine

1 clove Garlic, crushed

a pinch of cumin or coriander

Salt and Pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS :

Sauce should be prepared a couple hours ahead. Slice cucumbers thinly with a mandolin slicer or by hand (optional dice cucumbers small if you like)

Mix remaining ingredients and mix, add cucumbers and fold in until incorporated

Shape 5-6 burger into balls and season with salt and pepper

Using a ring mold placed on a parchment square sprinkle a thin layer of red onion on the bottom with a small pinch of chili flake and press lamb into onions forming a patty about a ½” thick

Repeat with the rest of the lamb and set a side and heat a large skillet to med high

When the skillet is hot (check with a sprinkle of water) drizzle with olive oil and place patties onion side down and get a really good sear

Don’t over crowd the pan, flip patty and cook until desired temp. 

Toast flatbread on the grill and spread tzatziki on both halves

Fold flatbread around lamb burgers with an herb salad of dill, mint, and parsley, also sliced red onion if you like

Recipes from Five Marys Farms - pastured, all-natural meats from our family to yours.

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Enjoy! - from all of us at Five Marys Farms