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Greek Burgers

Greek Burgers is built on Dried Oregano Leaves Breads and Ground Pepper Sm Red Onion. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/4 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Mix ground beef, garlic; lemon juice, oregano leaves; cumin, pepper, plum tomato, and parsley. Form into 4 patties about 3/4 ″ thick.

2. 2

   Grill or broil, 4 ″ from souce of heat, ofr 3 minutes, for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare.

3. 3

   Cut the top thrie off each of four 6 ″ whole-wheat pita pocket breads.

4. 4

   Turn the cut-off piece round side down; tuck inside to pocket bread to reinforce bottom.

5. 5

   Place a grilled burger in each pocket bread along with a romaine lettuce leaf and paper-thin slices from 1 sm red onion.

6. 6

   Pass 1/4 cup Cilantro

7. 7

   Chutney (page 218) to spoon into burgers.

8. 8

   The exchanges would stay the same, but lamb add 17 calories and 2 grams of fat (mostly saturated fat) per serving Joslin Food Exchanges per serving: 3 MEDIUM/FAT

9. 9

   MEAT EXCHANGES + 2 BREAD/ STARCH EXCHANGES

10. 10

    CHO: 54mg; SODIUM: 285mg; POTASSIUM: 441mg;