Greek burgers Recipe

Home -> [Burgers, Eastern European, Entrees, Greek, Meats, Sandwiches] -> [Greek burgers Recipe]

Greek burgers

Artist:	_	Yield:	4
Categories:	Burgers, Eastern European, Entrees, Greek, Meats, Sandwiches	Rating:	0
Favorites	Add to Favorites	Print Recipe

Ingredients:

1	lbs	Extra-lean ground beef
1	cl	Garlic, minced
2	tbsp	Fresh lemon juice
1	tsp	Dried oregano leaves
1/4	tsp	Ground cumin
1/4	tsp	Ground pepper
1	med	Size plum tomato
2	tbsp	Flat-leaf parsley, minced
4		6" whole-wheat pita pocket
		-breads
		Romaine lettuce lea
1	small	Red onion

Procedures:

1	Mix ground beef, garlic; lemon juice, oregano leaves; cumin, pepper, plum tomato, and parsley.
2	Form into 4 patties about ? thick.
3	Grill or broil, 4" from souce of heat, ofr 3 minutes, for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare.
4	Cut the top thrie off each of four 6" whole-wheat pita pocket breads.
5	Turn the cut-off piece round side down; tuck inside to pocket bread to reinforce bottom.
6	Place a grilled burger in each pocket bread along with a romaine lettuce leaf and paper-thin slices from 1 sm red onion.
7	Pass ?cup cilantro chutney (page 218) to spoon into burgers.
8	Note: these hamburgers could be made with lean ground lamb.
9	The exchanges would stay the same, but lamb add 17 calories and 2 grams of fat (mostly saturated fat) per serving joslin food exchanges per serving: 3 medium/fat meat exchanges + 2 bread/ starch exchanges cal: 346 pro: 27; car: 26g; fat: 15g;(calories from fat 39%) fir: 2g; cho: 54mg; sodium: 285mg; potassium: 441mg;