Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce

Yields:	4 servings
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	Preparation	15 minutes
	Cooking	25 minutes
	Ready In	1 hours

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Ingredients


For yogurt sauce
12	Ounces	yogurt, plain
2	cloves	garlic
1/4	teaspoon	salt
3	tablespoons	mint leaves	shredded

For burgers
2	Pounds	ground lamb
1/2	cup	feta cheese	crumbled
1/2	cup	kalamata olives	finely chopped, pitted
6	small	pita bread rounds
2	small	tomatoes	sliced
2	small	green bell peppers	cut in rings
1	each	red onion	sliced thin

Directions

Make yogurt sauce:

Mince and mash the garlic with the salt.

Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 minutes.

Transfer to a small bowl and combine with the garlic and mint.

Prepare grill and oil rack.

Set grill 5-6 inches from coals.

In a bowl gently combine the lamb,feta and olives.

Form into 6 patties about 1 inch thick.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Grill for about 7 minutes per side for medium-rare.

Split pitas form a pocket.

Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion.

Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.

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Banana Wheat-Germ Bread

I made this recipe with one change. I doubled the recipe and used 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of barley syrup instead of 1-1/2 cups of brown sugar. This is very good, love the healty aspect of it. Next time I will try a substitute for some of the butter.