Description
This easy grilled lamb burgers recipe with whipped feta, juicy cucumbers, and caramelized onions is the perfect Mediterranean-inspired dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. ground lamb
- salt & pepper to taste
- 6 whole wheat slider buns
- Balsamic Caramelized Onions
- 1/2 cup sliced mini cucumber {about 1 mini cucumber}
Whipped Feta:
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon of chopped fresh thyme
Instructions
- Make Balsamic Caramelized Onions, set aside.
- In a food processor add crumbed feta cheese, blend until it resembles powder.
- Next add garlic clove, softened cream cheese, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme to feta cheese. Blend mixture until smooth. Set aside.
- Form ground lamb into 6 equal small slider patties. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat grill to medium high heat or 400 degrees.
- Add lamb burger to grill and cook for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove burgers from grill.
- Toast slider buns for 1 minute.
- Assemble lamb burgers: bottom bun, 1-2 tablespoons of whipped feta, lamb burger, 3 slices of mini cucumber, 1-2 tablespoons of balsamic caramelized onion, top bun.
- Serve and devour!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 336
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 326 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 64 mg
