| 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 to | | | | pita bread. Grill the patties on a well-oiled grill. Baste |
| put something together. I didn't have a lot of time to | | | | each side or patties with olive oil while grilling and |
| cook that day, so I wanted to do something that would | | | | sprinkle with a little salt and pepper if desired. Warm |
| be easy to prepare. It was a nice afternoon, so I | | | | the pita bread in an oven or microwave before |
| thought something on grill would be nice. Here's what I | | | | serving. 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 lamb | | | | slices added--and, or course, Griff's Mediterranean |
| 1 lb. ground beef | | | | Cucumber Dressing (see recipe below). |
| 2 eggs, beaten | | | | Griff's Mediterranean Cucumber Sauce |
| 1/4 cup olive oil | | | | Ingredients: |
| 1/2 cup finely chopped onion | | | | 1/2 cup light sour cream |
| 2.5 tsp. dried oregano leaves | | | | 1/2 cup plain yogurt |
| 2 tsp. dried parsley flakes | | | | 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely |
| 1 tsp. dried mint | | | | chopped |
| 1 tsp. Lawry's® seasoned pepper (or ground black | | | | 1 clove minced garlic |
| pepper) | | | | 1 tbsp. lemon juice |
| 10 pieces pita bread | | | | 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper |
| Instructions: | | | | 1/4 tsp. dried mint |
| Mix ingredients together well in a mixing bowl. Form into | | | | Instructions: |
| small patties (should make about 10 patties). Then, cut | | | | Thoroughly mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Cover |
| each patty down the center, making 2 half-moon | | | | and refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving. |
| shapes, so that when you serve on the pita bread | | | | Copyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved. |