Greek Pocket Bread Sandwiches with Lamb

Name: Greek Pocket Bread Sandwiches with Lamb
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers (each 3/4 lb.); 3 Tbsps minced fresh mint leaves; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 680 grams ground lean lamb; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 118 milliliters plain low-fat yogurt; 1 teaspoons pepper; 4 pocket breads (about 6 in.), cut in half crosswise; 1 teaspoons About salt; 1 Tbsp minced fresh or 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Greek Pocket Bread Sandwiches with Lamb might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 635 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of yogurt, mint leaves, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix lamb with garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Shape mixture into 8 equal oblong patties, each about 1/4 inch thick.

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Oregano

Garlic

Pepper

Lamb

Salt

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Bowl

Place patties on a rack in a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat until meat is browned on each side and just barely pink in center (cut to test), 7 to 10 minutes total.

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Meat

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Broiler Pan

While lamb patties cook, peel cucumbers and thinly slice.

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Cucumber

Lamb

Mix slices with yogurt, mint, and lemon juice to make a cucumber salad.

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Lemon Juice

Cucumber

Yogurt

Mint

On each of 4 plates, place 2 lamb patties, 1/4 of the cucumber salad, and 2 pocket bread halves. Tuck meat into bread, adding cucumber salad and salt to taste.

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Cucumber

Bread