Recipe for Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
FOR YOGURT SAUCE ----------------
1 pkt Plain yogurt - (12 oz)
2 sm Garlic cloves mashed to paste with
1/4 tsp Salt
3 tbl Shredded fresh mint leaves or to taste
----------------- FOR BURGERS ----------------
2 lb Ground lamb
1/2 cup Crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup Finely-chopped pitted Kalamata olives
6 sm Pita loaves each split halfway
around edge to form a pocket
2 sm Vine-ripened tomatoes sliced
2 sm Green bell peppers cut into rings
Instructions:
Instructions: Make yogurt sauce: Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 minutes. Transfer drained yogurt to a small bowl and stir in garlic paste and mint.

Make burgers: Prepare grill. Handling lamb as gently as possible, in a bowl combine lamb with feta and olives and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers lightly with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare.

Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

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