{"id":9721,"date":"2011-07-21T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9721"},"modified":"2013-03-10T15:37:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:37:12","slug":"greek-style-lamb-burgers-with-minted-yogurt-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9721","title":{"rendered":"Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>For yogurt sauce:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1 12-ounce container plain yogurt<\/p>\n<p>2 small garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1\/4 tsp.\u00c2\u00a0 salt<\/p>\n<p>3 T. shredded fresh mint leaves, or to taste<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For burgers:<\/p>\n<p>2 lb. ground lamb<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. crumbled feta cheese<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. finely chopped pitted Kalamata olives (12 to 15)<\/p>\n<p>6 small pita loaves, each split halfway around edge to form a pocket<\/p>\n<p>2 small vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced<\/p>\n<p>2 small green bell peppers, cut into rings<\/p>\n<p>1 red onion, sliced thin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make yogurt sauce: Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 minutes. Transfer drained yogurt to a small bowl and stir in garlic paste and mint. Make burgers: Prepare grill. Handling lamb as gently as possible, in a bowl combine lamb with feta and olives and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers lightly with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For yogurt sauce: 1 12-ounce container plain yogurt 2 small garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1\/4 tsp.\u00c2\u00a0 salt 3 T. shredded fresh mint leaves, or to taste &nbsp; For burgers: 2 lb. ground lamb 1\/2 C. crumbled feta cheese 1\/2 C. finely chopped pitted Kalamata olives (12 to 15) 6 small pita loaves, each split halfway around edge to form a pocket 2 small vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced 2 small green bell peppers, cut into rings 1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9721\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-and-other-meats","category-sandwiches-lunch-dishes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9728,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9721\/revisions\/9728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}