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My Big Fat Greek Burgers w/yogurt sauce/Greek Potatoes/Super Easy Greek Salad Dressing or Dip

One of my favorites.
Course Main Course
Keyword Burger, potatoes, Salad
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 person

Ingredients

For the yogurt sauce:

  • 1/2 cup nonfat Greek style yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill leaves
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper

For the burgers:

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/2 small onion chopped
  • 2 cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/4 pounds Ground Beef
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 whole-wheat burger buns
  • 1/4 English cucumber thinly sliced
  • 4 small leaves romaine lettuce hard ribs removed

Greek Potatoes

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsps dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp dried greek oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 lbs medium potatoes scrubbed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 - 2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
  • 1 grated lemon peel

Super Easy Greek Salad Dressing or Dip

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 package any salad dressing mix.

Instructions

For the yogurt sauce:

For the burgers:

  1. In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, oil, lemon juice, garlic, dill, and salt and pepper.
  2. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the feta cheese, dill and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and stir to combine.
  3. Divide the ground beef into 4 equal sized rounds. Make 2 equal sized patties out of each round so you have 8 patties total. Put 2 tablespoons of the spinach-feta mixture onto half of the patties. Top with remaining patties working the turkey around the edges to seal burgers closed. Season the burgers on both sides with the salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  4. Grill the patties until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
  5. To serve, place a burger on the bottom half of each bun, top with about 2 tablespoons of yogurt sauce, then 2 or 3 cucumber slices and a lettuce leaf. Top with the other half of the bun and serve.

Greek Potatoes

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the oil, basil, oregano, garlic powder, and salt in a 13x9-inch roasting pan. Place in the oven for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the cubed potatoes, tossing to coat with the herb/oil mixture. Bake for 40 minutes, turning occasionally, until the potatoes are tender inside and crisp outside. Drizzle with the lemon juice, grate a bit of lemon peel over the potatoes, and serve immediately.

Super Easy Greek Salad Dressing or Dip

  1. Mix all ingredients together. Prepare about 6 hours before using so flavors will blend.