Beef, Mint, and Pepperoncini Burgers with Lemon-Feta Sauce

Name: Beef, Mint, and Pepperoncini Burgers with Lemon-Feta Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 355 milliliters quartered cherry tomatoes; 1 large egg white, lightly beaten; 59 milliliters plain fat-free yogurt; 57 grams 1/2 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese; 118 milliliters chopped fresh mint; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh mint; 1 garlic clove; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 454 grams ground round; 283 grams Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters finely chopped seeded pickled pepperoncini peppers; 0 teaspoons salt

Beef, Mint, and Pepperoncini Burgers with Lemon-Feta Sauce might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 5. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 28g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 389 calories. Head to the store and pick up hamburger buns, lemon juice, feta cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg white you could follow this main course with the Black-and-White Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of American food.

Instructions

To prepare relish, combine tomatoes, 1 tablespoon mint, and 1 tablespoon juice; cover and chill until ready to serve.

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Tomato

Relish

Juice

Mint

To prepare sauce, place feta cheese and next 4 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor, and process 2 minutes or until smooth, scraping sides. Cover and chill.

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Feta Cheese

Garlic

Sauce

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Food Processor

Prepare grill or broiler.

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Broiler

Grill

To prepare burgers, combine 1/2 cup mint and next 6 ingredients (through beef). Divide mixture into 5 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.

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Beef

Mint

Place patties on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done.

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Cooking Spray

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Broiler Pan

Grill

Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun; top with 1/4 cup relish.

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Relish

Roll

Drizzle each serving with about 2 tablespoons sauce; top with top halves of buns.

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Sauce

Roll

Serve immediately.

Wine note: The sauce of lemon, feta cheese, and yogurt on this tasty burger adds a salty, tangy flavor that can make many red wines taste flat and dull. So opt for a fresh, clean, dry white wine instead (whoever said white wines don't go with red meat?). My favorite choice: a snappy pinot grigio, served well chilled. The 2003 Zenato Pinot Grigio from Veneto, Italy, is an affordable choice at about $ -Karen MacNeil

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Pinot Grigio