Why We Love Burgers and our Go-To Recipe

Name: Why We Love Burgers and our Go-To Recipe
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • 1 egg; • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese; • 1/4 cup almond flour or almond meal; • 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano leaves or 1 teaspoon dried; • 2 cloves garlic, minced; • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt; • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; • 1 pound ground bison (buffalo) or ground beef, lamb, or turkey; • 4 whole wheat pitas or hamburger buns (see gluten-free substitute below), optional; Red pepper; Yellow pepper; Guacamole

5 steps

Updated at: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:30:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories299.7 kcal (15%)

Total Fat17.9 g (26%)

Carbs6.6 g (3%)

Sugars1.5 g (2%)

Protein29.2 g (58%)

Sodium467.1 mg (23%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1egg

½ cupfeta cheese

crumbled

¼ cupalmond flour

or almond meal

1 tablespoonfresh oregano leaves

minced, or teaspo drie

2 clovesgarlic

minced

¼ teaspoonfine sea salt

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

freshly ground

1 poundground bison

buffalo, or ground beef, lamb, or turkey

4whole wheat pitas

or hamburger buns, optional

red pepper

yellow pepper

guacamole

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat the grill to medium-high.

Step 2

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the egg, feta, almond flour or meal, oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper. Add the meat and use your hands to combine, being careful not to overwork the meat. Form into 4 equal-size patties about 1 inch thick.

Step 3

3. Grill the burgers, flipping once, until a thermometer inserted in the center registers 160°F and the meat is no longer pink, 3 or 4 minutes per side. In the last minute, warm the pitas or buns on the grill (if using).

Step 4

4. Split the pitas or buns open, stuff each with a burger, and top (if desired) with a spoonful of hummus.

Step 5

Note For a gluten-free alternative to buns, serve the burgers between 2 slices of grilled eggplant rounds. Simply slice 1 large eggplant into 1-inch-thick slices, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt, and grill for 3 to 4 minutes per side.