Elevate Your Grill Game with Flavorful Greek Burgers—Opa!
How to Make Greek Burgers
Make Burger Patties: Combine meat, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, feta, egg, salt and pepper. Squish together with your hands (or lightly with a meat chopped) until combined. Divide into 5 equal portions and form into patties, pressing a thumb imprint into the center of each.Cook: Heat grill or cast iron pan over medium-high heat, and grease well. Add patties and cook for a few minutes on each side, flipping once, until cooked through (165 degrees F). Remove to a plate.
Prepare Toppings: Add onions to hot pan or grill and cook for 3-4 minutes, until slightly charred. Combine all the feta aioli ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.
Serve burgers on buns, topped with onion, arugula and feta aioli.
Make Ahead Instructions
To Make Ahead: The feta aioli can be made a few days in advance then stored in an airtight container in the fridge. You can mix and form the greek burger patties up to 1 day ahead of time. Store them covered well in the refrigerator.More Greek Inspired Recipes
Greek Turkey Burgers
Servings 5Calories 356
Prep 10 minutes mins
Cook 13 minutes mins
Total 23 minutes mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey , or use ground beef or ground lamb
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 6 fresh mint leaves , finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1/3 cup roasted red bell peppers , finely chopped
- 2/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt , or sour cream
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1-2 teaspoons harissa paste , optional
- salt and pepper , to taste
- ½ red onion , sliced into thick rings
- 5 hamburger buns , good quality
- 1 cup Baby arugula , or lettuce of choice
Meat: In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, feta, egg, salt, and pepper. Squish together with your hands (or lightly with a meat chopper) until combined. Divide into 5 equal portions and form into patties, pressing a thumb imprint into the center of each.
Cook Patties: Heat grill over medium-high heat (or use a cast iron skillet, to cook on stovetop) and grease well. Add patties and cook for a few minutes on each side, flipping once, until cooked through (165 degrees F). Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.
Cook onions: Add onions to grill and cook for 3-4 minutes, until slightly charred.
Feta Aioli: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.
Assemble: Top burger buns with aioli, then greek burger patty, onion, arugula, and more sauce. Apply top bun, and enjoy.
Serve with: Tomato Cucumber Salad , Burrata Salad, or Fries.
Notes
Make Ahead Instructions: The feta aioli can be made a few days in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. You can mix and form the greek burger patties up to 1 day ahead of time. Just make sure to keep them covered well in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 1207mg, Potassium: 466mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 527IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 209mg, Iron: 4mg
