Greek Burgers

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Extra-lean ground beef
10		Garlic - minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried oregano leaves
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground pepper
1 teaspoon	5ml	Size plum tomato (medium)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flat-leaf parsley - minced
4		Whole-wheat pita pocket - breads;
		Romaine lettuce lea
1		Red onion (small)

Recipe Instructions

Mix ground beef, garlic; lemon juice, oregano leaves; cumin, pepper, plum tomato, and parsley. Form into 4 patties about 3/4" thick. Grill or broil, 4" from source of heat, for 3 minutes, for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Cut the top three off each of four 6" whole-wheat pita pocket breads. Turn the cut-off piece round side down; tuck inside to pocket bread to reinforce bottom.

Place a grilled burger in each pocket bread along with a romaine lettuce leaf and paper-thin slices from 1 sm red onion. Pass 1/4 cup Cilantro Chutney (page 218) to spoon into burgers.

Note: These hamburgers could be made with lean ground lamb.

Source:
The Joslin Diabetes Groumet Cookbook

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