Main Dishes Recipe ‹ Feta and Olive Lamburgers

This delicious alternative to beef hamburgers has a Mediterranean twist with feta cheese and kalamata olives.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
• ⅓ teaspoon ground cumin
• ground black pepper to taste
• 4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted if desired

Cooking Directions

1. Combine the lamb, feta cheese, egg, and olives in a mixing bowl. Season with cumin and black pepper, and mix until well combined. Form the mixture into 4 patties, and place onto waxed paper. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil grate.
3. Cook the lamburgers on the preheated grill to your desired degree of doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium. Serve on toasted buns with the condiments of your choice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories536.6
• carbohydrateContent27.4 g
• cholesterolContent155.8 mg
• fatContent32.1 g
• fiberContent3.2 g
• proteinContent32.6 g
• saturatedFatContent13.4 g
• sodiumContent1004.7 mg
• sugarContent5.6 g