Fancy a burger night? Make these delicious Greek Style Lamb Burgers. I like to pair them up with a big mixed salad and my Perfect Syn Free Fries, but for a original day, they a filling enough with just a big side salad.
This recipe is Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – 1 HEa and 1 HEb and 3 per serving
Original – 1 HEa and 1 HEb and 3 per serving
Greek Style Lamb Burgers
Serves 4
Ingredients
For the burgers:
- 350g/12.5 of lean lamb mince (10.5 syns)
- handful of mint leaves, finely chopped
- ½ small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp of cumin
- ½ tsp of paprika
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- salt and pepper
- spray oil
For the mint yoghurt
- 1 cup (240ml) of fat free Greek yoghurt
- handful of mint leaves, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- juice of half a lemon
- salt
For the toppings
- 180g of feta cheese, sliced (4xHEa's)
- 4 whole wheat rolls - no more than 60g/2oz each (4xHEb's)
- 1 small red onion, finely sliced
- 1 cup of arugula
- 1 large vine tomato, sliced
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl add all the ingredients for the burgers and bind together and form into 4 equal size patties, placing a thumbprint dent in the centre of each. Refrigerate for approx 1 hour prior to cooking.
- Spray a grill or cast iron pan with spray oil. Add the burgers and slices of red onion and grill or approx 6 mins per side till nice and golden and cooked through.
- Add all the ingredients for the mint yoghurt to a bowl and mix thoroughly, Set aside while the burgers cook
- Slice whole wheat rolls in half, top bottom half with arugula, tomato slice, grilled onion, burger, then top each burger with ¼ of the feta and a spoonful of mint yoghurt, before topping with the whole wheat roll top.
- Serve with your choice of sides. I served with a side salad of arugula, cucumber and red onion and my perfect syn free fries.
The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx. nutritional information:
Approx. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
|
1 serving with Feta Salad |
|
Calories |
595 |
Fat |
36.1g |
Saturated Fat |
19.3g |
Total Carbohydrate |
20.7g |
Dietary Fibre |
2.5g |
Sugars |
7.8g |
Protein |
46.7g |
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