Mediterranean Grilled Half-Moon Burger Recipe

The family was together recently, and I had a craving(folded over), the shape of the burger conforms to the
for the taste of middle-eastern food, so I decided topita bread. Grill the patties on a well-oiled grill. Baste
put something together. I didn't have a lot of time toeach side or patties with olive oil while grilling and
cook that day, so I wanted to do something that wouldsprinkle with a little salt and pepper if desired. Warm
be easy to prepare. It was a nice afternoon, so Ithe pita bread in an oven or microwave before
thought something on grill would be nice. Here's what Iserving. Place two of the half-moon patties on each
came up with:piece of pita bread and fold the pita bread over.
Ingredients:Tastes great with fresh onion slices and fresh tomato
1 lb. ground lambslices added--and, or course, Griff's Mediterranean
1 lb. ground beefCucumber Dressing (see recipe below).
2 eggs, beatenGriff's Mediterranean Cucumber Sauce
1/4 cup olive oilIngredients:
1/2 cup finely chopped onion1/2 cup light sour cream
2.5 tsp. dried oregano leaves1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tsp. dried parsley flakes1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely
1 tsp. dried mintchopped
1 tsp. Lawry's® seasoned pepper (or ground black1 clove minced garlic
pepper)1 tbsp. lemon juice
10 pieces pita bread1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
Instructions:1/4 tsp. dried mint
Mix ingredients together well in a mixing bowl. Form intoInstructions:
small patties (should make about 10 patties). Then, cutThoroughly mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Cover
each patty down the center, making 2 half-moonand refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.
shapes, so that when you serve on the pita breadCopyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved.