Greek Burgers for #FathersDay #SundaySupper

Greek Burgers - All of your favorite Greek flavors in a juicy burger.

This week for #SundaySupper we are all making things that were/are our Father's favorite. My Father passed away last November so when Isabel first announced the theme I was a bit apprehensive about how it might make me feel. I knew I was dreading the approaching Father's Day since it will be the first one without him so I thought focusing any more attention on it would make the day much harder for me. But you know what? It actually made me happy. Instead of thinking about how much I miss him, I was thinking about the things he loved to eat, and boyyyy did he like burgers!! Wait, did I say like? I meant LOVE. They really were his favorite thing to eat. You could keep your filet or rib eye, no lobster for him, just make him a good ol' juicy burger and he was a happy happy man!!


My Dad was my biggest supporter in everything thing I do, especially my food blog. When I told him it was what I wanted to do he was first in line to say "You can do it!". He really was a special man. I used to love him coming downstairs when I was cooking dinner and asking, "What experiment are we having tonight?". That was what spurred me on to make different types of burgers. I wanted to give my Dad different versions of his favorite food.

When we moved from Southern California to Western Washington there was a lot of foods I missed. Mexican of course, but I couldn't find a good gyros anywhere near me! I used to have gyros at least a couple of times a month when I lived in California but had never experimented with the flavors at home because, well I could get it whenever I wanted and was actually a bit nervous (for some reason) to try to create those flavors at home. Well all of that fear went out the window when I moved and there were no gyros to be found anywhere.

Into the kitchen I went and 6 years later this is what came out. Now there is a great Greek place in town, but I think it might be nicer to stay home with the family, a burger, and a great glass of wine!

This one was for you Dad, I love you!!!

Greek Burgers

By Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
Published 06/26/2012

All of your favorite Greek flavors in a juicy burger.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb
• 5 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/4 cup (a generous handful) fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
• 4 ounces crumbled feta
• Kosher salt
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• Sliced vine ripe tomato
• Tzatziki Sauce
• Burger buns
• http://www.bobbiskozykitchen.blogspot.com/2012/06/tzatziki-sauce.html

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil to a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
2. In a medium bowl and add the lamb, all of the seasonings, cooled onions and garlic, spinach, parsley, feta cheese, and salt and pepper. Mix just until combined and form into 2 large or 4 small patties. Heat the grill to medium-high and place the burgers on the grill. Cook the burgers, flipping once, about 10 minutes for medium rare, or until desired doneness.
3. Top your burgers with sliced tomato and slather the top bun with Tzatziki Sauce.

Yield: 2 large or 4 small burgers
Prep Time: 0 hrs. 10 mins.

Cook time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.
Total time: 25 mins.
Tags: lamb, spinach, onion, garlic, parsley, feta cheese, burger

Here are all of the other wonderful #Sunday Supper tributes to Dad's. Happy Father's Day everyone!!

Father’s Day Brunch:

• Dad’s Omelette Bar Small Wallet Big Appetite 
• Peanut Butter and Honey for Father’s Day Breakfast Yummy Smells 
• Healthy French Toast In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Paska Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks 

Dad’s Favorite Soup, Salads and Bread:

• Phil’s Pasta Tuna Salad The Watering Mouth 
• Simple German Potato Salad and Wiener Wursts German Foodie
• Roasted Beet Soup Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Dad’s Cornbread Magnolia Days 

Father’s Day Favorite Main Dishes:

• Greek Burger Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Dad’s Favorite Roast Beef Mrs. Mama Hen 
• Sonoran Hot Dogs Damn Delicious 
• Bacon Stuffed Jucy Lucy Burger Are you Hungry?
• Spicy Roasted Salmon in Coconut Sue’s Nutrition Buzz 
• Dad’s Pride-of-Mobile Fried Oysters Pescetarian Journal
• Smoked Baby Back Ribs Girl in the Little Red Kitchen 
• Grilled Pork Chops with Tarragon Butter Tora’s Real Food 
• Beef Tongue in Tomato Sauce Basic and Delicious 
• Bibim naeng myun Kimchi Mom
• Chicken Biryani Soni’s Food for Thought
• Brown Rice and Black Beans Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Bacon Recipes for Dad Momma Cuisine 
• Curry Fish with Mixed Vegetables MyTrials in the Kitchen
• Roast Beef Roll Ups Daily Dish Recipes 

Dad’s Sweet Tooth:

• Bread and Butter Pudding Cositas Bonitas  
• Tin Roof Sundae Ice Cream famfriendsfood
• Coconut Cream Pudding Chocolate Moosey
• Rich & Fluffy Banana Pudding Parfait The Meltaways 
• Black Forest Cheesecake Cravings of a Lunatic
• Macadamia Nut Cookies Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
• Peach Cobbler Bars Juanita’s Cocina  
• Iced Cookie Bars That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Pudim Molotoff, Portuguese Meringue Pudding Family Foodie

Wine Pairings for Father’s Day ENOFYLZ