Get Him To The Greek

Summer is on it's last legs so I decided to prepare a burger with some mediterranean flair. Perfect to reminiscence over the long hot days and nights. A burger inspired by Greek cuisine. A burger stuffed with feta and olives, smokey grilled peppers, zesty tzatziki and fresh arugula.

Ingredients

- cucumber
- clove of garlic
- dill (fresh)
- Greek yogurt
- lemon
- spring onion
- 12 black olives
- thyme (fresh)
- oregano
- cumin
- 1 egg
- breadcrumbs or panco
- 1 spoon of Dijon mustard
- vegetarian minced meat (250 gr makes 3 big burgers)
- feta cheese
- grilled peppers
- olive oil
- pistachio nuts
- arugula ( you can use dandelion leaves if you find those )
- tomato
- salt 
- pepper
- hamburger buns

preparation (tzatziki)

Finely chop half of the cucumber and put the slices in a colander with a sprinkle of salt.
Leave them at least 15 minutes. Rinse under water and dry the cucumber in a unused kitchen towel.
Grate a clove of garlic and chop the fresh dill.
Mix cucumber with the Greek yogurt, dill, garlic and season with salt and pepper and add a little lemon juice.

preparation (burger)

Chop the spring onion. Deseed the olives and chop them into fine bits. Crumble the feta cheese. Mix the vegetarian mince with a raw egg, add the onions, olives, feta, mustard, breadcrumbs, some oregano, thyme, cumin and black pepper. No need to add salt because of the feta and olives. 
Mix with hands until all the ingredients are mixed together and you got a firm mass.
Now roll balls of the mixture and pat them into a burger shape. Add olive oil to a pan and cook the burgers until golden and crispy on the outside. Now lower the heat and leave for about a minute. Flip over the burger and repeat.

assembling the burger

Start off with one of the buns, add a little tzatziki. Now comes the burger. Add some more tzatziki, sprinkle some chopped pistachio's for extra crunch, add the grilled peppers, arugula, tomato and finish with the top bun. 

Get Him To The Greek

Music

Music by famous Greek prog-rockers Aphrodite's child. A band featuring members Vangelis and Demis Roussos. The song is from their third studio album 666, a musical adaptation of the biblical Book of Revelation. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeOTy48EjE