Lamb Burgers with Feta Dressing

Burgers made from lamb meat with a feta cheese and garlic dressing. Inspired by Mediterranean flavors, fast and simple to prepare.

Ingredients

For the burgers

• 1 lb 2 oz / 500 g ground lamb meat (leg of lamb, see Notes)
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp rosemary, finely ground
• 1 tbsp oil

For the dressing

• 1 oz / 30 g feta cheese
• ¼ garlic clove
• ½ cup / 120 ml sour cream
• ¼ tsp salt

Preparation

1. Mix together ground lamb meat, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary. Shape 4-5 burger patties, about ¾ in / 2 cm thick.
2. Blend together feta cheese, garlic, sour cream and salt.
3. Set a frying pan over medium-high heat and add the oil.
4. Cook burgers for 5 minutes per side.
5. Spoon feta dressing over burgers (see notes and photo for serving suggestion).

Notes

• I always grind the meat myself; I just don't trust ground meat from the store. For that I use a powerful 14-cup food processor. I find it much easier to clean (just put it in the dishwasher) than my meat grinder, and it works quite well if the blade is sharp and the meat cold. With the food processor, there is no need to chop the onion and garlic by hand. Just throw them in with the meat and let the machine do its work.
• Serving suggestion: serve with sautéed green beans. Garnish with ground sumac berries (available, for example, from Penzey's Spices).

Yields 3-4 servings

Preparation time: 30 minutes