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Moroccan-style lamb burgers
Photo: Amirali Mirhashemian

Moroccan-style lamb burgers

20 ingredients 6 openrecipes
Moroccan-style lamb burgers

The idea here is to keep the meat as it is – straight, sweet and beautiful – then use a dry rub to add lovely layers of flavour. For me, the whole point of celebration food is to take something really comfortable and do something surprising with it.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

516
Calories
28g
Protein
36g
Fat
24g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 13 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Harissa not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 600 g quality lamb shoulder, minced
  • olive oil
  • 6 soft rolls, halved
  • 6 heaped tablespoons natural yoghurt
  • 1 heaped tablespoon harissa paste
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 handful fresh mint leaves
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ras el hanout or garam masala
  • 1-2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
  • 1 round lettuce, washed and spun dry
  • ½ bunch fresh mint, leaves picked
  • 1 handful edible flowers, optional
  • lemon juice
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ pomegranate

Directions

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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