Lamb Burgers with Cilantro-Yogurt Sauce

Name: Lamb Burgers with Cilantro-Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 473 milliliters cilantro leaves; 1 small cucumber—peeled, halved, seeded and thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps minced peeled fresh ginger; 1 kilograms ground lamb; 4 jalapeños, seeded and minced; 6 servings Kosher salt; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 118 milliliters minced mint leaves; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 6 servings Freshly ground pepper; 177 milliliters plain yogurt; 1 small red onion, 1/2 minced and 1/2 thinly sliced; 6 mediums scallions, minced; 6 hard rolls, split and lightly toasted; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced

Lamb Burgers with Cilantro-Yogurt Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 798 calories, 42g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have scallions, cilantro leaves, jalapeños, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor, combine 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice with half of the minced jalapeos, the cilantro leaves, ginger, sugar, minced onion and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Process until pureed.

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Fresh Cilantro

Lemon Juice

Ginger

Onion

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate.

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Bowl

Light a grill. In a large bowl, combine the ground lamb with the remaining minced jalapeos, the scallions, mint, cheese, lemon zest and 2 teaspoons of the lemon juice.

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Ground Lamb

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Green Onions

Cheese

Mint

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Grill

Bowl

Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and the cayenne and mix gently with your hands. Pat the meat into 6 burgers.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Pepper

Meat

Salt

In a medium bowl, toss the tomato, cucumber and sliced onion with the remaining 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Cucumber

Tomato

Onion

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Bowl

Grill the burgers over a hot fire until nicely charred on the outside and pink within, about 4 minutes per side. Fold the yogurt into the cilantro puree.

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Cilantro

Yogurt

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Grill

Spread some of the yogurt sauce on the bottom half of each roll; top each with a burger, another dollop of yogurt sauce and some of the tomato-cucumber salad. Close the sandwiches and serve.

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Cucumber

Sauce