Lamb Burgers With Sephardic Charoset

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lean ground lamb
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 tablespoon	15ml	Oil
		Sephardic Charoset
1/2 cup	118ml	Pitted dates - cut in half
1/2 cup	118ml	Dried apricots - cut in half
1		Apple - unpeeled, cored,
		And diced
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground allspice
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

For the Sephardic Charoset: Blend dates, apricots, apple and allspice in bowl of food processor until very finely minced. Add walnuts and pulse on and off until mixture is blended. Do not puree. Transfer to bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

Combine lamb, Charoset and salt and pepper to taste in large bowl. Knead into ball, divide into 8 pieces and shape into patties. Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat, and fry patties until crisp and brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 237 calories; 64 mg sodium; 30 mg cholesterol; 15 grams fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams protein; 0.97 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 04-19-2000

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