For tonights dinner, I made greek burgers, tabouli salad and sweet potato fries. My husband loves these burgers but it can be a little work to put them together. Well, not the burgers themselves but the sauces. The burgers are made of turkey, box of spinach, 1/4lb feta cheese and seasonings (oregano, salt and pepper, to taste). The burgers come with two sauces. The first is made up of two roasted red bell peppers, kalamata olives (about 15), and a hand full of fresh parsley leaves - blend it all up in a food processor until smooth, season with salt and pepper and then refrigerate. The other sauce is a cup of yogurt, a clove of garlic, half of a seedless (or English) cucumber, a teaspoon of oregano, salt and pepper blended in afood processor. Ok, the sauces aren't complicated either but it is just annoying having to make one then wash the food processor bowl then make the other and then wash it again. Whatever.
You can grill the burgers or make them in a sauté pan. I usually prefer burgers grilled but these don't stay together that well, so I make them on the stove. Once the burgers are done, slather the delicious sauces on each half of the bun, add the burger and then top a salad made up of arugula, tomato slices, red onion slices, cucumber slices and lemon juice and olive oil. These burgers are worth the effort - really, really yummy!
I made homemade tabouli to go with the burgers and fries. The most time consuming part of this recipe is mincing the parsley. Be smart and use a chopper or something. I insist on doing it by hand. I'm crazy like that. Doing it by hand takes a long, long time. I used quinoa (1 cup) instead of bulgur because I had it on hand. I chopped up two large tomatoes, 1 1/2 cucumbers, 3 or 4 green onions, a cup of fresh minced parsley, 1/2 cup of fresh minced mint. I mixed it all together and topped with 6 tablespoons each of lemon juice and oil mixed together. Last step is to season with salt and pepper then refrigerate until chilled.
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