Mediterranean Grilled Lamb Burgers

My friend Wendy, from Australia, recently came to visit me and I knew she would enjoy a dinner celebrating Alberta lamb. Given that it was a beautiful, late summer weekend Grilled Lamb Burgers was the winning choice.

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Mediterranean Lamb Burger

My friend and I both travelled to Greece many years ago so we love to share old travel stories. We also love Greek food so that's why a Mediterranean lamb burger seemed like the perfect choice.

We bought fresh ground Alberta lamb from our local butcher, carefully mixed it with spices and grilled it to perfection. The fixins' of tadziki, black olive mayonnaise, arugula, crumbled feta, red onion and cucumber slices made for a delicious Mediterranean taste.

I didn't have any burger buns or a recipe to make them but I see restaurants offering gluten free burgers on sliced bread so that's what I did. Udi's Millet-Chia bread lightly toasted worked well. My husband, a bread lover at heart, is generally skeptical of all gluten free bread products. This bread passed the test with flying colours.

Tadziki and Tapenade for Lamb Burgers

We went the extra mile and made our own tadziki but store-bought would be just fine. For the mayonnaise I mixed plain old Miracle Whip with olive tapenade.

Tapenade is a popular dish from the south of France containing pureed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies and olive oil. It should naturally be gluten free and every brand I have seen is. It is sometimes called olive paste and is sold in jars in well stocked grocery stores and specialty shops. Chopped Kalamata olives mixed with your choice of mayonnaise would work too.

So to enjoy the final days of summer I offer you these Mediterranean Grilled Lamb Burgers, dressed any way you like.

This recipe was adapted from Aida Mollenkamp. Her fabulous photo captured my husbands imagination. Let me know in the comments below if you tried it.

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Mediterranean Grilled Lamb Burgers

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When my friend came to visit from Australia I knew she would enjoy a dinner celebrating Alberta lamb so we made Grilled Lamb Burgers.

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

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BURGERS

• 1½ lb ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 8-12 slices gluten free bread, toasted (we like Udi's Millet-Chia bread)

TOPPINGS

• olive mayonnaise (see below)
• tadziki
• thinly sliced red onion
• thinly sliced cucumber
• arugula

OLIVE MAYONNAISE

• 2 tablespoon olive tapenade or pitted, chopped Kalamata olives
• ½ cup Miracle Whip or homemade mayonnaise

Instructions

 

• In a bowl gently combine ground lamb, oregano, garlic, coriander, cumin, salt, pepper and egg.
• Shape into 4-6 patties and place on a tray lined with wax paper.
• Grill patties 3-5 minutes per side, turning once. Resist the urge to push on the patties and squeeze out the juice, you want all that flavour.
• Toast bread slices. Allow people to dress their burgers to taste offering olive mayonnaise, tadziki, red onion, cucumber and arugula.

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