Moroccan Lamb Burgers with a Mint Feta Dressing

These Moroccan lamb burgers with a mint feta dressing bring bold flavours to your table with a delicious blend of spices. Perfect for a casual BBQ or an easy weeknight meal, they’re packed with flavour and can be customised to suit your dietary needs. You can also use this mince mix to make little meatballs to include in the school lunch.

Us Aussies love a burger on a BBQ. So I thought I’d share a recipe that’s easy enough for the kids to get involved and make, and one the whole family will love ahead of this long weekend.

Health benefits

Lamb is a great source of protein, iron, and healthy fats, while the spices provide anti-inflammatory benefits. The fresh mint and yogurt in the dressing add a light, tangy contrast, and you can easily make this recipe dairy-free if needed, keeping it healthy without compromising on taste.

Ingredients

This recipe is loaded with aromatic spices like cumin, coriander, and smoked paprika, along with zesty lemon to brighten the flavours. The mint feta dressing offers a refreshing twist, and there are easy swaps if you’re avoiding dairy.

How to make Moroccan Lamb Burgers

Mix the lamb mince with garlic, spices, and lemon zest to form patties, then cook them on the BBQ or in a pan. Blend together feta, yogurt, and mint for the dressing, adding harissa for extra heat if desired. Serve the burgers on buns or lettuce cups with a generous dollop of mint feta dressing.

Serving suggestions and how to store

Serve these Moroccan lamb burgers in a sourdough bun with salad or go grain-free by using lettuce cups or grilled mushrooms instead. Store leftover patties and dressing separately in airtight containers in the fridge, or freeze the patties for a quick future meal.

Vary Moroccan Lamb Burgers to suit

For a dairy-free option, substitute the feta and yogurt with mayonnaise. You can also skip the garlic and replace it with a pinch of chilli flakes if you prefer. This recipe is easy to adjust, so it fits a variety of dietary preferences without losing its vibrant flavours.

Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your specific dietary requirements.

Moroccan Lamb Burgers with a Mint Feta Dressing

Prep 15 minutes minutes

Cook 15 minutes minutes

Total 30 minutes minutes

Serves: 6

My Moroccan Lamb Burgers with a Mint Feta Dressing is a tasty, easy to make burger. Perfect for a fast lunch or dinner. 

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Ingredients

Burger ingredients:

• 500 g lamb mince
• 1 clove/s garlic -crushed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 lemon/s -zest finely grated
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper -to taste

Mint feta dressing ingredients:

• 100 g feta cheese -crumbled
• 2 tbsp natural, Greek or coconut yoghurt
• ¼ bunch/s fresh mint leaves -finely chopped
• ½-1 tsp harissa paste (optional)

Serve

• 6 burger buns
• Salad (to serve)

Method

For the burger patties:

• In a large mixing bowl or food processor, simply mix all of the burger ingredients together until they are well combined (TMX reverse, speed 2-3, using the spatula to push down).
• Form into burger patties and cook immediately or refrigerate to cook later, either  on the BBQ or in a frypan.

For the Mint and Feta dressing:

• Blend the feta, yoghurt, and mint together until well combined (TMX - chop mint 5 sec, speed 6. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend 5 sec, speed 3-4)
• Swirl through the harissa (optional).

Serve

• the lamb patty on a sourdough roll with salad and the mint and feta dressing
• or for gluten and grain free, serve in a lettuce cup or between two grilled field mushrooms

Make-ahead

• Re-heat in a low oven until just hot.

Store

• Store burger patties and dressing in separate airtight containers in the fridge.
• Can also be frozen either the raw patties or cooked. Fully de-frost before cooking/ re-heating.

Variations

Dairy-free

Substitute the feta and yoghurt with homemade or whole-egg mayonnaise.

Garlic-free

Replace the garlic with a pinch of chilli flakes.

 

 

As always, I welcome your feed back and questions.

 

Course: Main Course

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