Greek Lamb Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb ground lamb
    1 garlic clove, crushed
    2 teaspoons dried mint or 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    3/4 cup feta, finely crumbled
    ground black pepper
    8 -10 kalamata olives or 8 -10 black olives, pitted and finely chopped
    3 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
    2 cups cucumbers, peeled, seeds removed and chopped
    1 medium red onion, chopped
    2 tablespoons lime juice
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    4 pita breads (2 large pita's cut in half to make pockets, or 4 small pita's cut open at the top)
    1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
Preparation
    In a bowl mix together, lamb, garlic, mint, oregano, feta, black pepper and the olives.
    Form into 4 patties and set aside.
    In another bowl mix together the tomatoes, cucumber and onion.
    Make a dressing of the lime juice, lemon juice, cumin and olive oil, mix in with the tomato mixture.
    Grill or fry the burgers 4 to 5 minutes on each side, try to keep them slightly pink in the middle.
    Serve the burgers in the pita pockets together with the tomato mixture and topped with yogurt.

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