Greek Gyro Lamb Burgers
Greek gyro lamb burgers have the same great flavors of a gyro in burger form. With a perfectly seasoned grilled lamb burger topped with homemade tzatziki sauce.
Servings: 3 -4
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
For the Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cucumber peeled and diced
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 TBS dried dill
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
For the Burger Patty:
- 1 pound ground Aussie lamb grass fed ground beef can be subbed
- 2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp minced garlic
For the Burger:
- 3-4 buns
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- 1 to mato sliced
- lettuce
Instructions
- Mix together greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and salt and pepper for tzatziki sauce in a medium sized bowl.
- Cover and place in the fridge till needed.
- Combine the ingredients for the burgers in a large bowl. Mix well with your hands until ingredients are all blended together well.
- Divide meat into 3 1/3 pound or 4 1/4 pound burgers.
- Flatten into burger patties.
- Fill Large Big Green Egg with charcoal, use fire starter to preheat. Ours was heated to about 550 degrees**
- Cook on one side for 3-4 minutes for medium burgers.
- Flip and cook for the same amount of side on the second side.
- Toast buns.
- Open bun and place lettuce, tomato, burger patty, a spoonful of tzatziki sauce, and 2 slices of red onion and top with bun.
- Enjoy.
Notes
**Other charcoal or gas grills will work to cook the meat as well, but may take 1 extra minute or so on each side to cook.