Mediterranean Patties

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup minced, onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound ground lamb or beef
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• Pita bread
• Lettuce
• Tomato, sliced

Directions

• Heat 2 Tablespoons of the oil in a large sauté pan, over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes, then add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Transfer the onion mixture to a large bowl and let it cool.
• Once cooled add meat, lemon juice, oregano, rosemary, cumin, salt and pepper to the onion mixture and mix well.
• Form the meat into 8 thin patties, each about 2 ½ inches in diameter.
• Heat the remaining oil in the sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the patties and cook for about 5 minutes or until the juices run clear, flipping the patties halfway through. You can also grill them.
• Fill pita pockets with meat, lettuce, tomato, onion, and tzatziki.

Play with Your Food

• You can use half lamb or beef and mix it with ground pork or do half lamb/half beef.
• Use fresh instead of dried herbs.
• Serve patties on salad or rice instead of pita