Greek Burgers With Feta Aioli

The combination of flavors is absolutely delicious, and it’s a bonus that they’re healthy and protein-packed. Courtesy of Lauren Allen

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Elevate Your Grill Game with Flavorful Greek Burgers—Opa!

It’s as though I’m trying to get sick of these Greek Burgers, with how often I’ve made them for dinner since first creating this recipe. They are insanely good. The burger patties have fresh parsley, mint and feta cheese inside. The feta aioli sounds fancy but takes 2-minutes to make. Pair them together and you have swoon-worthy Greek burgers that will be praised by the whole fam. Bonus that they’re super healthy and can be made in less than 30 minutes.

How to Make Greek Burgers

Make Burger Patties: Combine meat, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, feta, egg, salt and pepper. Squish together with your hands (or lightly with a meat chopped) until combined. Divide into 5 equal portions and form into patties, pressing a thumb imprint into the center of each.

Cook: Heat grill or cast iron pan over medium-high heat, and grease well. Add patties and cook for a few minutes on each side, flipping once, until cooked through (165 degrees F). Remove to a plate.

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Prepare Toppings: Add onions to hot pan or grill and cook for 3-4 minutes, until slightly charred. Combine all the feta aioli ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.

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Serve burgers on buns, topped with onion, arugula and feta aioli.

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Make Ahead Instructions

To Make Ahead: The feta aioli can be made a few days in advance then stored in an airtight container in the fridge. You can mix and form the greek burger patties up to 1 day ahead of time. Store them covered well in the refrigerator.

More Greek Inspired Recipes

• Gyros
• Hummus
• Pita Bread
• Beef Gyros
• Chicken Gyros

Greek Turkey Burgers

Servings 5

Calories 356

Prep 10 minutes mins

Cook 13 minutes mins

Total 23 minutes mins

Ingredients

Burger Patties:

• 1 lb ground turkey , or use ground beef or ground lamb
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 6 fresh mint leaves , finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 1/3 cup roasted red bell peppers , finely chopped
• 2/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Feta Aioli:

• ¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
•  1/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt , or sour cream
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 1-2 teaspoons harissa paste , optional
• salt and pepper , to taste

Burgers:

• ½ red onion , sliced into thick rings
• 5 hamburger buns , good quality
• 1 cup Baby arugula , or lettuce of choice

Instructions

Meat: In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, feta, egg, salt, and pepper. Squish together with your hands (or lightly with a meat chopper) until combined. Divide into 5 equal portions and form into patties, pressing a thumb imprint into the center of each.

Cook Patties: Heat grill over medium-high heat (or use a cast iron skillet, to cook on stovetop) and grease well. Add patties and cook for a few minutes on each side, flipping once, until cooked through (165 degrees F). Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.

Cook onions: Add onions to grill and cook for 3-4 minutes, until slightly charred.

Feta Aioli: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.

Assemble: Top burger buns with aioli, then greek burger patty, onion, arugula, and more sauce. Apply top bun, and enjoy.

Serve with: Tomato Cucumber Salad , Burrata Salad, or Fries.

Notes

Make Ahead Instructions: The feta aioli can be made a few days in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. You can mix and form the greek burger patties up to 1 day ahead of time. Just make sure to keep them covered well in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 1207mg, Potassium: 466mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 527IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 209mg, Iron: 4mg

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