Easy and healthy lettuce wrapped lamb sliders
 
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A healthy twist on the classic sliders with big Greek flavors and a delicious feta cheese sauce.
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Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 8 sliders
Ingredients
  • For the sliders:
  • 1 lb. ground lamb
  • 2 slices whole grain, day-old bread, crusts removed
  • ½ onion, grated
  • 2-3 med. garlic cloves, grated with a microplane
  • 1 TBSP. extra virgin olive oil
  • ½-1 tsp. sea salt
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • ½ tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. sumac
  • -- Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves for serving
  • Greek Feta & Yogurt Sauce
  • 4 oz. Greek Feta, crumbled
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt, plain
  • 1 TBSP. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1 TBSP. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove of garlic, grated with a microplane
  • 1 TBSP. fresh dill, minced
  • 2 TBSP. fresh parley, minced
  • 1 tsp. tiny capers, rinsed well
  • --- sea salt
  • --- freshly ground pepper
  • --- extra virgin olive oil for topping
Instructions
  1. For the sliders:
  2. Take the ground lamb out the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes. Soak the slices of bread in some water and squeeze them dry. Discard the water. Grate the onion using a box grater and then grate the garlic cloves with the help of a microplane.
  3. Mix the ground lamb, grated onion and garlic, olive oil, bread and seasonings in a medium bowl, kneading until all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. Wet your palms with water and shape the meat mixture into 8 slider patties. Flatten them slightly and set them aside.
  4. Brush the grill with olive oil and grill the sliders on both sides, for about four minutes per side (You can also use a grill pan or even a non-stick pan instead for indoors cooking.)
  5. Serve the lamb sliders on top of tender Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves, topped with Feta-Yogurt sauce (recipe follows). Accompany with roasted potatoes or sweet potato fries.
  6. For the Feta & Yogurt Sauce:
  7. To make the Feta and yogurt sauce, crumble the feta and mash it with a fork. Place in a medium bowl.
  8. To the bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well until blended. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Cover and set aside, at room temperature, for at least half and hour.
  9. Drizzle with some extra olive oil and serve. Use it to top sliders, as a spread on toasted pita bread, as a dip, or use it to dress warm, oven-roasted vegetables.
Notes
-- If you can not find ground lamb, these will also be delicious with ground beef.
-- You can top the sliders with thinly sliced red onion slices before serving.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/easy-and-healthy-lettuce-wrapped-lamb-sliders/