Spiced-Up Lamb Burgers with Feta

Delicious Middle-Eastern spiced grilled lamb burgers topped with fresh fennel slaw, spicy green sauce, yogurt and feta cheese.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons Greek-style yogurt
• 1 small fennel bulb (halved and thinly sliced or shaved)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
• 1 small yellow or white onion
• 4 burger buns or small pita (split and toasted)
• Lettuce leaves and sprouts
• Thinly sliced cucumber
• Simple green sauce - recipe here (optional but delicious!)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Mix the spices ---
2. 2Stir the cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, allspice and nutmeg together in a small bowl to blend.
3. 3--- Make the yogurt sauce ---
4. 4Stir the feta and yogurt together in a bowl.
5. 5--- Mix the slaw ---
6. 6Toss the fennel in a bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil and ½ teaspoon salt.
7. 7--- Lamb burgers ---
8. 8Preheat a grill to medium-high for direct grilling.
9. 9Put the lamb in a large bowl. Grate the onion on a box grater and add to the lamb. Add the spice mix. Blend well with your hands or a large fork and form into 4 patties.
10. 10Grill or broil the burgers until cooked to your liking, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.
11. 11Serve the burgers on buns or pita, topped with some of the feta-yogurt sauce, fennel slaw, green sauce, lettuce, cucumber and sprouts.