Title: Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce
Categories: Cklive18, Pdate
Yield: 6 servings

=== FOR YOGURT SAUCE ===
1 pk Plain yogurt -; (12 oz)
2 sm Garlic cloves; mashed to
-paste
; with
1/4 ts Salt
3 tb Shredded fresh mint leaves;
-or to taste
=== FOR BURGERS ===
2 lb Ground lamb
1/2 c Crumbled feta cheese
1/2 c Finely-chopped pitted
-Kalamata olives
6 sm Pita loaves; each split
-halfway
Around edge to form a pocket
2 sm Vine-ripened tomatoes;
-sliced
2 sm Green bell peppers; cut into
-rings
1 Red onion; sliced thin

Make yogurt sauce: Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper
towel set over a bowl 30 minutes. Transfer drained yogurt to a small bowl
and stir in garlic paste and mint. Make burgers: Prepare grill. Handling
lamb as gently as possible, in a bowl combine lamb with feta and olives and
form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers lightly with salt and
pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing
coals 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Transfer burgers to pita
pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with
yogurt sauce. This recipe yields 6 servings.

Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton Recipe courtesy of Gourmet
Magazine From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8708)

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
joecomiskey@netzero.net

05-17-1999

Per serving: 482 Calories (kcal); 38g Total Fat; (72% calories from fat);
28g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 122mg Cholesterol; 319mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 Fat; 0
Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Sara Moulton

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