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Gyro-Style Beef and Lamb Burger with Tzatziki Sauce

Name: Gyro-Style Beef and Lamb Burger with Tzatziki Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb ground lamb; 1 lb ground beef; 2 tsp ground coriander; 3 tsp fresh fine chopped mint; 1 - 2 tsp Kosher salt; 1 - 2 tsp freshly ground pepper; 1 red onion, thickly sliced; Tzatziki Sauce:; 8 ounces Greek Yogurt (whole fat); 1-2 garlic cloves, minced; zest and juice of a half lemon; 1 1/2 tsp fresh dill, finely chopped; 1/4-1/2 English cucumber, grated; 1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; Buns (or pita); 1 tomato, chopped; Romaine lettuce, chopped

On the menu tonight – Gyro Burgers! I wanted a burger but I wanted to do something a little different. I decided to go Greek and make a gyro-style burger.

Gyros are traditionally made with lamb. If you aren’t sure if you would like a burger with ground lamb, do what I did and do a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground lamb. This version turned out really good. A gyro wouldn’t be a gyro without that lovely tzatziki sauce. Sure, you can buy it, but I decided to make my own and I’m glad I did! It’s really easy to make and you know exactly what goes in to to the sauce.

The burger hits all the flavors of a gyro, but in the convenient and familiar bun of a traditional burger. So, the next time you are looking for something different on grill day, try a Gyro Burger!

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Gyro-Style Beef and Lamb Burger with Tzatziki Sauce

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 12 minutes – Total Time: 22 minutes

Gyro-Style Beef and Lamb Burger with Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients

1 lb ground lamb

1 lb ground beef

2 tsp ground coriander

3 tsp fresh fine chopped mint

1 - 2 tsp Kosher salt

1 - 2 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 red onion, thickly sliced

Tzatziki Sauce:

8 ounces Greek Yogurt (whole fat)

1-2 garlic cloves, minced

zest and juice of a half lemon

1 1/2 tsp fresh dill, finely chopped

1/4-1/2 English cucumber, grated

1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Buns (or pita)

1 tomato, chopped

Romaine lettuce, chopped

Instructions

1

Pre-heat grill to high

2

Start with the tzatziki sauce

3

In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, dill, garlic, cucumber, lemon juice, zest, and season with salt and pepper

4

Put the tzatziki in the fridge while you start on the burgers

5

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground lamb, coriander, mint, salt and pepper

6

Divide the meat into equal portions and form into burger patties

7

Put the patties on the grill and don't touch them or smash them

8

Add the onion slices to the grill as well

9

After about 5 minutes flip the burgers - they should have a nice crust on one side

10

Flip the onion slices as well

11

After another 5 minutes or so, check to see if the other side of the burgers have a nice crust

12

When finished, pull the onion slices and burgers from the grill and let rest

13

Toast your buns, if desired

14

Build the burger by adding a patty to the bottom bun, add some grilled onion, a dollop of tzatziki sauce

15

Top it off with some lettuce and a little tomato