Lamb Burgers with Caramelised red onions and Yoghurt Rahita

lamb burger recipe

Lush Lamb Burgers with Caramelised red onions and Yoghurt Rahita

Recipe Type: BBQ

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Author: Caroline Artiss

Prep time: 2 hours 30 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Total time: 3 hours 10 mins

Serves: 8

Learn how to make these lush Lamb Burgers with a Middle Eastern twist, perfect for the BBQ...

Ingredients

• Lamb burger:
• 1kg-minced lamb
• 1 Red onion finely chopped
• 50g roasted pine nuts
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 egg
• Pinch salt and pepper
• 3 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley

• Caramelized red onions:
• 4 large red onions sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

• Yoghurt Dressing
• 250g of natural yoghurt
• 1 ½ tbsp chopped mint
• 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• ¼ of a cucumber (2inch piece) finely chopped
• Salt/ pepper
• 1 tbsp caster sugar

Instructions

1. Red Onions:
2. Pre heat the oven to gas 5 or 190c / 375f
3. Spread onions onto a large baking tray, sprinkle all the other ingredients over the top and pop in the oven for about ½ hour
4. Give them a stir around half way through cooking time
5. Leave in a bowl to cool and spread on top of lamb burgers

1. Lamb burger
2. Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix together with your hand or a big spoon
3. Then shape into round balls and squash down into a burger shape
4. These will taste best if left overnight, or you can just leave them for a couple of hours
5. Cook on a griddle pan or even better the BBQ!

1. Mint Yoghurt Rahita
2. Mix all ingredients together and serve on top of burgers with onions and a burger bun