{"id":13562,"date":"2023-02-14T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/uncategorized\/crispy-parmesan-green-beans-2\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:47:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:47:33","slug":"stuffed-greek-lamb-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/recipe\/stuffed-greek-lamb-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Greek Lamb Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p class=\"back-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/winter-2023\/food-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back to Food Article<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stuffed-Greek-Lamb-Burgersreciped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13566\" src=\"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stuffed-Greek-Lamb-Burgersreciped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stuffed-Greek-Lamb-Burgersreciped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stuffed-Greek-Lamb-Burgersreciped-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recipe-card\"><\/p>\n<h3>Stuffed Greek Lamb Burgers<\/h3>\n<p class=\"servings\">Makes 4 servings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound ground lamb<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, divided<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 medium red onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup crumbled feta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup plain 2% Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cucumber<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped fresh mint, leaves and stems<\/li>\n<li>4 lettuce leaves<\/li>\n<li>4 tomato slices<\/li>\n<li>4 whole-wheat burger buns or pita breads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Arrange the top oven rack about 4 inches from the broiler. Preheat the broiler to high.<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, gently mix together the lamb, garlic powder, 1\/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper with your hands. Measure out 1\/4 cup of the lamb mixture and set aside. Divide the remaining lamb mixture into four equal portions and shape each portion into a burger about 3\/4 inch thick.<\/p>\n<p>Gently press your fingers into the center of each burger to make a 1\/4-inch-deep indentation about 1 inch in diameter. Transfer the burgers to a plate and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Slice four thin slices from the onion and set them aside for burger assembly. From the remaining onion, dice up 3 tablespoons (save the remaining onion for another use).<\/p>\n<p>In a small bowl, using a fork, mash and mix together the feta and diced onion to make the burger filling. Divide the filling among the burgers and press gently into the center indentations. Flatten 1 tablespoon of the reserved meat over the burger filling on one of the filled patties, pinching the edges to seal; repeat with the remaining 3 tablespoons meat and the remaining burgers. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Broil the burgers for 4 minutes, flip them, and continue broiling until the internal temperature of the meat (not the filling) is 160\u00b0F on a meat thermometer, an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Your broiler may flare up or start to smoke because of the close proximity to this rich meat; if this happens, simply open the oven door a crack to lower the oven temperature for 5 to 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>While the burgers cook, make the topping. In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, oil, and remaining 1\/4 teaspoon salt. Cut the cucumber in half. Dice one half and add it to the yogurt mixture. Either save the other half of the cucumber for another use or slice it and set aside for serving. Add the mint to the yogurt mixture and stir everything to combine.<\/p>\n<p>To serve, top each burger with the yogurt mixture, a lettuce leaf, a tomato slice, and an onion slice, and serve on buns with the sliced cucumber on the side if desired.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy Kitchen Hack: We affectionately refer to this yogurt, olive oil, and salt topping as \u201cMediterranean may\u201d as we use the tangy topping on just about everything. It can be a sandwich spread, a salad dressing when made pourable with a bit more olive oil, a marinade for pork or chicken, and even a tartar sauce substitute for fish. Also try dressing up the mayo with herbs and spices, like mixing in ground cumin to top on baked sweet potatoes, fresh basil to smear on any sandwich, or za\u2019atar for an instant dip.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p class=\"author-credit\">Recipe and photo used with permission The Sustainable Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: 110 Easy, Healthy Recipes to Reduce Food Waste, Eat in Season, and Help the Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"back-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/winter-2023\/food-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back to Food Article<\/a><\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View recipe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe","category-winter-2023-recipe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13567,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13562\/revisions\/13567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}