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Lamb Burgers with Roasted Tomato Relish

Name: Lamb Burgers with Roasted Tomato Relish
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: Serves 4 · 4 burgers
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500 g lean ground lamb; 15 g cilantro leaves, finely chopped; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 red chile, seeded and finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 tbsp mint, chopped; 1 pinch ground allspice; 1 tbsp heavy cream; 15 g fine bread crumbs; 1 lemon, zest only, grated; sea salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 1 tbsp canola oil, for brushing; 450 g cherry tomatoes; 1 red onion, finely diced; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; 10 g cilantro leaves, chopped; 4 hamburger buns

Ground lamb is lifted with shallot, herbs, cumin, cinnamon and a spoonful of cream so the patties stay juicy. A sweet, soft cherry tomato relish goes on top.

YieldServes 4 · 4 burgers
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 13 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Burgers

500 glean ground lamb
15 gcilantro leaves, finely chopped
2shallots, finely chopped
1 tspground cumin
1red chile, seeded and finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, crushed and finely chopped
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 tbspmint, chopped
1 pinchground allspice
1 tbspheavy cream
15 gfine bread crumbs
1lemon, zest only, grated
to tastesea salt
to tasteblack pepper
1 tbspcanola oil, for brushing

Relish

450 gcherry tomatoes
1red onion, finely diced
1 clovegarlic, finely chopped
3 tbspolive oil
1 tspsugar
10 gcilantro leaves, chopped

To serve

4hamburger buns

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Soy
Sesame
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Parsley
Cilantro / coriander
Mint
Black and white pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Cumin
Yeast
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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