Feta Lamb Burgers With Cucumber-Tomato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For The Burgers
1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
salt
fresh ground black pepper
about 1 to 2 teaspoons olive oil
For The Salad
2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, seeded if desired
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

To prepare burgers: In a large bowl, combine lamb, feta, mint and salt and pepper to taste. Divide evenly into four balls. Flatten each ball into a patty no more than 3/4 of an inch thick.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat enough oil to just coat the bottom.
Place burgers in hot skillet; cook about 10 minutes, reducing the heat if the burgers seem to be browning too quickly. After 10 minutes, turn the burgers and continue to cook, adjusting the heat as needed to ensure they are cooked all the way through, about 10 more minutes.
To prepare salad: While burgers are cooking, combine tomatoes, cucumber, mint, vinegar, oil and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
To serve, place burgers on individual plates; spoon tomato-cucumber salad over each one.