Grilled Lamb Burgers in Pitas
9
Points® value
Total Time
28 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
8 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Grill these minty lamb burgers for about 8 minutes and then serve on a pita with bell pepper, yogurt, cucumber and lettuce. Ground lamb can be bought at the grocery store and makes a nice substitute for ground beef. When grilling your lamb burgers, do not press on them because doing so will make them dry, tough, and could press out some of the onion. It's also best to flip the burgers just one time when grilling them. If desired, you can also throw the pita bread and red bell pepper on the grill for a minute to get nice grill marks.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Uncooked lean ground lamb
¾ pound(s)
Onion
2 tbsp(s), chopped
Fresh mint leaves
3 tbsp(s), finely chopped
Ground coriander
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
Whole wheat pita
1 oz, warmed, top third cut off and placed in bottom of each pita
Romaine lettuce
1⅓ cup(s), chopped, lightly packed
Bell pepper
1 item(s), medium, red variety, thinly sliced
Kirby cucumber
½ average, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
Plain fat free yogurt
⅓ cup(s)