The meat in these lamb burgers with tzatziki sauce is delicious, but this can easily be subbed out for ground turkey (or beef), and they will still be so good!
1largegreen onions (scallions or green shallots) - chopped finely
2teaspoonsthyme
2teaspoonsoregano
½teaspoonground black pepper
½teaspoonkosher salt
2tablespoonscoconut oil
1handful mint
4bigpita bread - whole wheat
Tzatziki Ingredients
1cupGreek yogurt - plain
½cupcucumber - seeded and diced
1tablespoonlemon juice - fresh
1clovegarlic - minced
1teaspoonfresh dill - finely chopped
1pinchsalt
1pinchground black pepper
Instructions
Make the tzatziki first, add yogurt, cucumber, lemon juice, garlic, and dill in a bowl, and mix, adding salt and pepper to taste. Cover and place in the refrigerator to sit until burgers are ready.
Combine ground lamb meat, garlic, shallot, thyme, oregano, pepper, and salt in a bowl, and mix with your hands – it works better this way. Form into patties.
Place on the grill and cook for about 5 minutes on each side (if taking the slider route, you can go about 3 to 4 minutes on each side) or until done. If cooking on the stovetop, add the oil to the pan at medium-high heat. Cook patties until done (about 5 minutes on each side, less if making sliders).
Serve in a pita pocket with some fresh mint leaves and tzatziki on top.