Well seasoned low carb Greek burgers with lamb bursting with Mediterranean flavors, served with a refreshing tomato, cucumber, & olive salad with feta cheese.
Summertime is in full swing here in Southern California. We hit our first 100F of the year and it’s officially grill season — or maybe I should say burger season!
This is the first burger in a series of burgers I plan to share over the next few months and it’s a good one. It’s well seasoned and you can top it with anything you like. Pictured is feta cheese, chopped olives and mint, but putting a slice of goat cheese on top is mind-blowing!
I don’t often buy lamb because it’s pricey, so I mixed the ground lamb with an equal portion of ground beef — I didn’t want my kids complaining about the gamy-taste. And, these lamb burgers did not disappoint! My kids loved them, but still asked for ketchup on them… Doh! By the way, lamb is considered a “game” animal. Did you know that? I didn’t until several days ago.
I really like the Mediterranean flavors that come together with this dish – the lamb burgers, briney olives, sweet tomatoes, refreshing cucumbers, salty feta cheese and mint. And as I already mentioned, it’s a nice change from the usual burger. Delish!
Now, do you have a burger press? I purchased mine a few years ago and LOVE IT! My husband does, too. It makes perfectly shaped patties with an even thickness. I spray mine with baking spray to help the formed patties come out a little bit easier. But giving it a few gentle taps will do the job, too. It’s one of my favorite things!
The Low Carb Greek Lamb Burgers and salad are 4 net carbs per serving.
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Low Carb Greek Lamb Burgers (Keto)
Ingredients
Lamb Burgers
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
- 10.5 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 inch piece English Cucumber, cubed
- 1/4 cup purple onion, chopped fine
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 20 whole pitted Kalamata olives, halved
- 10-20 large fresh mint leaves, chiffonade (sliced into fine strips)</span>
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
- salt and pepper to taste
Optional Toppings
- slliced goat cheese (this is my favorite and does not affect the net carb count if using 1 ounce or less)
- - additional chopped Kalamata olives with additional feta and mint
Instructions
- Burgers: Add the lamb and beef to a medium bowl, tear up into small pieces and mix gently with your hands to distribute more evenly. Chop the garlic and rosemary and add to the meat. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the meat, sprinkling it evenly over the surface. Mix well. I use my hand mixer. Form into 6 balls and flatten into patties. Refrigerate overnight or cook now. The flavor is better the next day.
- Grill or pan fry the lamb burgers to your preference. I grilled mine 2 1/2 minutes on 1 side and 2 minutes on the other.
- Tomato & Cucumber Salad: Halve the tomatoes and place into a medium bowl. Peel the cucumber and dice or cube putting it on top of the tomatoes. Halve the olives and place on the cucumbers. Chop and add the onions, add the cheese and then the mint. Do not mix or add the olive oil, salt and pepper until ready to serve.
Notes
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Loved these! My only suggestion would be to use a about 1/2 the amount of Rosemary.
Unless of course it was to be 2 T Rosemary, chopped,
and not 2 T chopped Rosemary (which recipe states) which would have been less.
I’ll be making these again! The salad BTW was awesome as well!
This recipe was fabulous! Even my 17 year old son loved it and he is really picky! Thank you for such a great recipe.
Yay! I’m so glad to hear it Michelle. Not everyone likes lamb. Thanks for taking the time to share this with me. Enjoy the rest of your week. -Kim
I doubled recipe and made it 8″ pans. Then used your sugar feee strawberry jelly recipe as a filler versus all the icing. It was delicious and no one believed it was low carb. Thanks for another great recipe!
What a great idea for spicing up the typical burger. These were delicious.
I’m glad you liked the recipe, Matt. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Have a great day. -Kim
SO many things to love about this post – your gorgeous recipe of course, knowing that more burger recipes are coming, and now I need to look into burger presses!
Kate, you are too kind. I love those burger presses! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! -Kim
I love lamb, and I like the idea of combining it with ground beef. Great idea. The combination of veggies, olives, and cheese sound escellent, bus since we aren’t going low carb, I think I might serve it with a bun or some flat bread. Just reading the recipe has my mouth watering.
I had to laugh when you said the kids wanted ketchup. In my house, my oldest always wants to dip everything in ranch dressing. Kids will be kids. LOL
Thanks, Patti. I think a bun with some tzatziki sauce or a mint sauce would be awesome! I don’t know why I was picking on the kids, because my husband and I put siracha on the last batch of lamb burgers! :) Thanks for commenting and take care! -Kim
I did know lamb is considered a “game” animal.. although I’m not sure why.. it does’t taste very gamy to me. But I love lamb, so what do i know? ;) Seriously though, while I love lamb I don’t cook with it often enough, so thank you for posting this fabulous burger! Love the Mediterranean spin you put on these! Can’t wait to see what other burgers you serve up here on the blog!! Cheers, friend!
Hi Cheyanne. I’m the same way, I love lamb, but don’t cook it often enough. Thanks for your kind comments and I hope you have a great week. -Kim