Sun Dried Tomato Souvlaki Burger
Overview
The Sun Dried Tomato Souvlaki Burger is a flavorful and satisfying recipe that combines ground pork, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, and a homemade tzatziki sauce. The burger patties are seasoned with oregano and lemon zest, stuffed with feta cheese, and cooked to perfection. The burgers are then assembled with a creamy sun-dried tomato tzatziki sauce, crisp lettuce, cucumber slices, and zesty red onions. This mouthwatering combination of flavors and textures creates a delicious burger experience that can be enjoyed at any time. Serve these burgers with a wedge of lemon for an extra zesty touch.
Total Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Bella Products Used:
Bella Sun Luci California Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil 16.9 FL OZ
Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne-Cut with Zesty Peppers (Resealable Pouch)
Julienne Cut Sun Dried Tomatoes in Premium Oil with Italian Herbs 8.5 oz
Ingredients
Sun Dried Tomato Tzatziki Sauce
- ¾ c plain Greek yogurt (preferably with 5% milk fat)
- 6 tbsp Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes with Zesty Peppers Julienne-Cut (from 3oz bag)
- ½ c grated seedless English cucumber, patted dry of excess moisture
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp freshly-grated lemon zest
- 2 tsp Bella Sun Luci Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp crumbled feta cheese (preferably very small crumbles)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Burger Patty
- 16 ounces fresh ground pork
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp cracked black pepper
- 2 tsp freshly-grated lemon zest
- ¼ c Bella Sun Luci Julienne Cut Sun Dried Tomatoes with Italian Herbs, plus 2 tablespoons oil from jar
- 6 tbsp crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ c Bella Sun Luci Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 soft white hamburger buns, split
- 4 green leaf lettuce leaves
- 32 very thin slices seedless English cucumber
- 12 thinly-sliced rings of red onion
- 4 wedges of lemon (optional)
Directions
- In small bowl, combine yogurt, sun dried tomatoes, cucumber, dill, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, feta cheese, and salt. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- In medium bowl, combine pork, oregano, salt, pepper, sun dried tomatoes, and oil from sun dried tomato jar. Divide into 4 equal portions. Begin to form each portion into a patty, then spoon 1 ½ tablespoons feta cheese in the middle, and cover with pork mixture so feta is enclosed inside each burger patty.
- Pour olive oil into shallow bowl. Dip each side of burger patty in olive oil.
- Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place oil-coated burger patties into hot skillet. Cook about 5-6 minutes on each side, or until pork is just cooked through. Remove burgers to plate.
- To assemble burgers, place one lettuce leaf on each bottom bun. Arrange 4 cucumber slices over lettuce. Spoon about 2 tablespoons sun dried tomato tzatziki sauce over cucumbers. Top with feta-stuffed burgers. Top each burger with 3 rings of red onion. Spoon 1 tablespoon sun dried tomato tzatziki sauce inside the red onion rings. Top each burger with 4 more cucumber slices. Close burgers with top buns. Serve each burger with a wedge of lemon for squeezing over each zesty burger bite (optional). Serve immediately.
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