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These grilled Greek burgers are made from ground beef and spices then paired with a Mediterranean yogurt mint feta sauce and a cucumber onion salad. Juicy and packed full of flavor!
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Grilled Greek Burgers with Yogurt Feta Sauce

These grilled Greek burgers are made from ground beef and spices then paired with a Mediterranean yogurt mint feta sauce and a cucumber onion salad. Juicy and packed full of flavor!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Keyword greek burgers, yogurt feta sauce
Servings 4 servings
Author Just a Little Bit of Bacon

Ingredients

Greek Burgers

  • 1 1/4 lb ground beef
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup plain dried bread crumbs, or 1/3 cup fresh bread crumbs
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced or grated
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

Feta Yogurt Sauce

  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, 2% or whole milk
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta, about 2 oz
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced or grated
  • 2 tbsp thinly sliced fresh mint
  • kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

Cucumber Onion Salad

  • 3 small thin skinned cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp honey

Extras

  • 4 hamburger buns, potato buns preferably
  • 1 large tomato, sliced

Instructions

Greek Burgers

  • In a large bowl, mix together all the burger ingredients. Let the mixture rest for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the grill. While it's heating, shape the meat into 4 patties. Press down on the middle of each patty just a little to make a depression. This will keep the burgers flatter as they cook.
  • Grill the burgers over high heat with the grill open for 3 minutes. Then flip and grill them until they reach 165F, which is well done with no pink.
  • While the grill is hot put the buns on the grill and grill them for 1-2 minutes per side, or until you see some grill marks.
  • Once the burgers and buns are done, set them out along with the yogurt feta sauce, the cucumber onion salad, and the sliced tomatoes. Let everyone make their burgers.

Yogurt Feta Sauce

  • Make the sauce while the ground beef mix is resting.
  • Add the yogurt, feta, olive oil, garlic, mint, and some salt and pepper to a medium bowl. Whisk to mix well. Set aside.

Cucumber Onion Salad

  • Also while the meat resting, make the cucumber salad.
  • Put the sliced cucumbers and onions in a medium bowl. In a cup mix together the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and honey until combined. Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and toss to combine.

Notes

Cucumbers: If you can only find thick skinned, seedy, and/or large cucumbers (or all the cucumbers you see are waxed), peel the cucumbers and scoop out large seeds before continuing with the recipe. I often find small cucumbers in bags or on trays. When they aren't available I switch to English cucumbers, which are large but seedless and unwaxed.