Meat Lite: Lamb Falafel Burgers

Name: Meat Lite: Lamb Falafel Burgers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 79 milliliters bulgur wheat; 118 milliliters cooked chickpeas (or 1 15-ounce can); 118 milliliters loosely packed cilantro; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 1 larges cucumber, sliced thin; 1 egg, beaten; 79 milliliters crumbled feta; 1 large garlic clove, minced and pressed to a paste; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 227 grams ground lamb; 237 milliliters mixed greens; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 pita or flatbread; 1 whole scallion, chopped; 177 milliliters water

The recipe Meat Lite: Lamb Falafel Burgers could satisfy your American craving in about 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 22g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 511 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up ground lamb, bulgur wheat, chickpeas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the mixed greens you could follow this main course with the Southwest Shrimp Salad as a dessert. It works well as an affordable main course.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepot.

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Water

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Pot

Oven

Add the bulgur wheat, cover the pot, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

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Bulgur

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Remove from heat and let sit, covered, an additional 2 minutes.

Transfer to a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly.

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Mixing Bowl

Put the chickpeas, cumin, coriander, cilantro, garlic paste, egg, scallion, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic Paste

Chickpeas

Coriander

Cilantro

Green Onions

Cumin

Egg

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Add the cooled bulgur wheat. Pulse the mixture about 25 to 30 times, until a chunky paste forms. Scoop the mixture back into the large mixing bowl.

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Bulgur

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Crumble the ground lamb on top of the chickpea mixture. Using your hands or a rubber spatula, gently combine the lamb with the mixture. Form into four 7-ounce patties, about 1/2-inch thick.

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Ground Lamb

Chickpeas

Lamb

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Coat a large skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil and set over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the patties (do this in batches if your pan isn't large enough to fit all at once) and cook for 3 minutes. Flip over and cook 3 minutes more.

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Cooking Oil

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Transfer to the oven and bake for about 5 to 7 minutes.

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Stuff into pita and top with cucumber and feta. Toss the mixed greens with the remaining olive oil and add to the burgers. Alternatively, serve the burgers open-faced on warm flatbread with the fixings piled on top.

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Mixed Greens