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Grilled Feta Burger
Yield: Makes 4 burgers
Don't wait for a special occasion to add a new twist to the basic grilled burger. Here, the addition of feta cheese and oregano brings the Mediterranean to your backyard barbecue.
Ingredients:
1/2
pound 95% ground beef sirloin
1/2
pound ground turkey breast
2
teaspoons grated lemon peel
1
teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1
teaspoon olive oil
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/8
teaspoon black pepper
1
ounce feta cheese
Cucumber Raita (recipe)
4
slices tomato
4
whole wheat hamburger buns
Preparation:
1.
Combine sirloin, turkey, lemon peel, oregano, oil, salt and pepper; mix well and shape into 8 patties. Make small depression in each of 4 patties and place 1/4 of the cheese in each depression. Cover each with remaining 4 patties, sealing edges to form burgers.
2.
Grill burgers over medium heat, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (or, uncovered, 13 to 15 minutes) to medium doneness (160°F), turning once. Serve with Cucumber Raita and tomato slice on whole wheat bun.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Sodium | 833 mg |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 45 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Calories from Fat | 30 % |
| Calories | 460 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1 |
| Meat | 3-1/2 |
| Vegetable | 1-1/2 |
| Starch | 2-1/2 |
This recipe appears in:
European
