Spicy Lamb Burgers with Cucumber Raita
Serves 4
Time 30 min
Raita, a cool cucumber and yogurt sauce, makes an ideal complement to warmly spiced lamb burgers.
Ingredients
- Cucumber Raita
- 1 cup lowfat plain yogurt
- 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Spicy Lamb Burgers
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound lean ground lamb
- 4 leaves romaine lettuce
- 2 whole wheat pitas, halved
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Method
For the raita, combine the yogurt, cucumber, onion, cilantro, cumin, ginger, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and set aside.
For the burgers, prepare a grill for medium heat cooking.
Combine the spices and lamb in a medium bowl and shape into four patties.
Grill burgers, flipping once, until meat reaches desired degree of doneness (3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare, 5 minutes per side for medium and 6 to 7 minutes per side for well done).
Tuck lettuce and lamb burgers into pita pockets and top each with a generous spoonful of raita; serve remaining raita on the side.
Nutritional Info:
Per serving: 1 burger, no sauce, 340 calories (160 from fat), 18g total fat, 7g saturated fat, 85mg cholesterol, 530mg sodium, 19g carbohydrates (3g dietary fiber, 1g sugar), 25g protein.
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Ingredients
- Cucumber Raita
- 1 cup lowfat plain yogurt
- 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Spicy Lamb Burgers
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound lean ground lamb
- 4 leaves romaine lettuce
- 2 whole wheat pitas, halved
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper