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Grilled Lamb Burger with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

Ground lamb is the star of this Greek burger with homemade Tzatziki sauce recipe from yours truly and sponsored by Omaha Steaks!

Ingredients

4 5oz. Omaha Steaks lamb burgers* or ground lamb

All purpose Greek seasoning (available in the spice section of most grocery stores)

4oz feta cheese crumbles

Tzatziki sauce (recipe follows)

1 tomato, thinly sliced

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

4 hamburger buns, toasted

Instructions

Prepare grill for high heat cooking.  Season lamb burgers liberally on both sides with Greek seasoning.  Grill burgers for approximately 4 minutes per side until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees for medium. 

Grilled Lamb Burger

 

Remove burgers from the grill.  Assemble burgers by placing 1-2 slice of tomato on each bottom bun.  Top tomatoes with feta cheese, a lamb burger, sliced onion, tzatziki sauce and top bun.  Serve burgers immediately.

Tzatziki Sauce 

Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup plain yogurt

1 small cucumber, seeded and diced

½ tbsp. chopped mint

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tbsp. lemon juice

Salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

Combine yogurt, cucumber, mint, garlic, and lemon juice in a small bowl and stir to combine.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Refrigerate until ready to use.

* This post is sponsored by Omaha Steaks but the recipe and opinions are my own.