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Lamb Burgers with Red Onion-Cumin Sauce
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Lamb Burgers with Red Onion-Cumin Sauce

12 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Lamb Burgers with Red Onion-Cumin Sauce

Lamb patties are as appealing as beef, particularly when seasoned with allspice. Spoon gently spiced creamy yogurt sauce on top, then add sliced tomato. Serve with chips and a vegetable salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

942
Calories
75g
Protein
53g
Fat
42g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Pita Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • Coarse kosher salt, to taste, plus 1 tsp.
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 1/4 lb. ground lamb
  • 3/4 tsp. ground allspice
  • Olive oil as needed
  • 4 pita bread rounds, each 6 inches in diameter, or 4 hamburger buns
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • Baby spinach leaves for serving

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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