Recipe Provided By "Well Seasoned Studio"
Courtesy of American Lamb Board
For the Lamb Burgers:
1.50 Ground American lamb (patties will be roughly 5 ½ ounces each, so 4 patties require just under 1 ½ lbs ground lamb)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 burger buns
Herbed Yogurt Sauce (tzatziki):
1 cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp Fresh dill finely chopped
2 tbsp Fresh mint finely chopped
1 tsp Lemon zest
0.50 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup Cucumber minced
1 Garlic minced
1 tsp Kosher salt
0.25 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
Topping Suggestions:
Pickled red onions
Arugula or mixed greens
Kalamata olives
Feta cheese
Thinly sliced cucumbers
Nonstick spray or oil for cooking
To make lamb burgers:
1Divide ground lamb equally into 4 portions weighing roughly 5 ½ ounces each. To make slider-sized patties, weigh each to 3 ½ ounces each. Flatten into uniform rounds, then use your thumb or finger to make a small indentation right on top in the center of each patty (see note below).
230 minutes prior to cooking, sprinkle each patty generously with kosher salt (about ½ tsp per burger) and freshly ground black pepper (about ¼ tsp each) on both sides.
To make herbed yogurt sauce:
3Combine all sauce ingredients in a large bowl, then whisk to combine. Refrigerate until needed.
To cook lamb burgers:
4Preheat a grill, cast iron skillet, or griddle over medium-high heat. Coat with nonstick oil spray (if grilling) or a couple tablespoons olive oil (if cooking indoors). Cook each burger patty for 5 minutes per side, or until an internal temperature of 150 F is reached (for medium). Allow burgers to rest 2-3 minutes before serving on buns with herbed yogurt sauce and additional toppings.
Ingredients
For the Lamb Burgers:
1.50 Ground American lamb (patties will be roughly 5 ½ ounces each, so 4 patties require just under 1 ½ lbs ground lamb)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 burger buns
Herbed Yogurt Sauce (tzatziki):
1 cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp Fresh dill finely chopped
2 tbsp Fresh mint finely chopped
1 tsp Lemon zest
0.50 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup Cucumber minced
1 Garlic minced
1 tsp Kosher salt
0.25 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
Topping Suggestions:
Pickled red onions
Arugula or mixed greens
Kalamata olives
Feta cheese
Thinly sliced cucumbers
Nonstick spray or oil for cooking
Directions
To make lamb burgers:
1Divide ground lamb equally into 4 portions weighing roughly 5 ½ ounces each. To make slider-sized patties, weigh each to 3 ½ ounces each. Flatten into uniform rounds, then use your thumb or finger to make a small indentation right on top in the center of each patty (see note below).
230 minutes prior to cooking, sprinkle each patty generously with kosher salt (about ½ tsp per burger) and freshly ground black pepper (about ¼ tsp each) on both sides.
To make herbed yogurt sauce:
3Combine all sauce ingredients in a large bowl, then whisk to combine. Refrigerate until needed.
To cook lamb burgers:
4Preheat a grill, cast iron skillet, or griddle over medium-high heat. Coat with nonstick oil spray (if grilling) or a couple tablespoons olive oil (if cooking indoors). Cook each burger patty for 5 minutes per side, or until an internal temperature of 150 F is reached (for medium). Allow burgers to rest 2-3 minutes before serving on buns with herbed yogurt sauce and additional toppings.
