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On a silver coloured table with a folded pink gingham cloth a glass bowl with tzatziki and a black plate with a Mediterranean hamburger dressed with leafy lettuce, three cucumber slices on the side and a few potato wedges.
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Mediterranean hamburger

For a different take on a regular hamburger, try this Mediterranean hamburger with black olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese to give your regular hamburger a flavourful twist.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Dressing hamburger10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: feta cheese, olives, sun dried tomatoes
Servings: 4 portions

Ingredients

  • 400 g mince beef or turkey
  • 100 ml black olives
  • 100 ml sun dried tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • A pinch of white pepper
  • 4 Brioche Buns

Optional extra toppings:

  • Tzatziki
  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 200℃ (390℉).
  • Take out the mince meat and let it come to room temperature.
  • Chop olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese into smaller pieces.
  • Mix in with mince meat.
  • Add in oregano, salt and pepper.
  • Form four hamburger patties of 100g each and put on a cookie sheet.
  • Cook hamburgers in oven for 10 minutes, turn patties after five minutes (not absolutely necessary if you’re short on time or have a big batch of hamburgers to make).
  • If you prefer a grilled texture, put under broil for an additional two minutes.
  • Roast the brioche buns in a dry frying pan until golden.
  • On a brioche bun dress your hamburger with Tzatziki, lettuce and cucumber.
  • Serve with potato wedges to dip into extra tzatziki sauce.

Notes

For a quick tzatziki sauce to add to your Mediterranean style hamburger try this recipe.