Pita burgers are an easy and delicious meal for any occasion. This Mediterranean-inspired dish is made with ground beef, spices, and fresh vegetables, all wrapped up in a fluffy pita bread pocket. A creamy and refreshing cucumber yogurt sauce adds the perfect finishing touch. With this detailed guide, you'll learn how to make the perfect pita burgers with cucumber yogurt sauce in your own kitchen, complete with tips for customizing your burgers and the sauce to suit your preferences.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
MINI VEGGIE BURGER PITAS
"I love making these for Meatless Mondays. I'm a fairly proud meat eater, but once a week, I take a break and go full veg for dinner."
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Make the veggie burgers: Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the quinoa from the saucepan and spread out onto a baking sheet. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, puree half of the cannellini beans in a food processor. Combine 1/4 cup of the cooked quinoa (save the rest for another time), the cannellini puree, the remaining whole cannellini beans, the corn, panko, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, granulated garlic, 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and the lemon juice in a large bowl. Stir until the mixture comes together. Form into 8 small patties; place on a plate and refrigerate for 15 minutes to firm up.
- Meanwhile, make the yogurt sauce: Mix the cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, tahini, sugar and garlic in a small bowl. Season with hot sauce, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Cook the veggie burgers: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the patties and cook until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
- For the sandwich build: Place 2 patties inside each pita half; top with some lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce. Serve while on the elliptical machine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 7 grams, SaturatedFat 1 grams, Sodium 720 milligrams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 15 grams
VEGGIE MINI BURGER PITA WITH CUCUMBER YOGURT SAUCE
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Categories main-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- For the veggie mini burgers: Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the quinoa from the saucepan and spread out onto a baking sheet. Cool completely.
- Puree half the can of cannellini in the bowl of a food processor. Add 1/4 cup of the cooked quinoa (save the rest for another time), the cannellini puree, the remaining whole cannellini, corn, panko, cilantro, salt, chili powder, cumin, garlic, pepper and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix until the mixture comes together. Form 8 small patties, about 2-ounces each. Refrigerate the patties for 15 minutes to firm up.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
- For the sandwich build: Place 2 patties inside each pita, top with a dollop of Cucumber Yogurt Sauce, some lettuce and tomato. Serve while on the elliptical machine.
- Mix the cucumbers, yogurt, lemon juice, tahini, sugar, garlic in a small bowl. Sprinkle with hot sauce, salt and pepper.
GREEK-STYLE LAMB BURGERS WITH YORGURT-CUCUMBER SAUCE
From Food and Wine, June 2003: "In Greece (and in much of the Middle East and Asia), the meat of choice for grilling is lamb - either whole pieces or patties and sausages". Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce posted separately (see Recipe #243031).
Provided by Sugarmagnolia_fl
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, lightly knead the ground lamb with the minced onion, garlic, mint, parsley and 1 scant teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Shape the meat into 4 long oval patties about 1/2 inch thick and transfer them to a plate lined with plastic wrap. Lightly brush with olive oil.
- Light a grill. When fire is medium hot, brush the grate with olive oil. Grill the lamb burgers for about 12 minutes, turning once, for medium meat.
- Move the burgers away from the heat and grill the pita until lightly toasted on both sides, about 1 minute.
- Set the burgers on the pita breads and top them with the lettuce, tomato, red onion and a spoonful of Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce (see Recipe #243031).
- Fold the pitas over the burgers and serve right away, passing the remaining yogurt sauce alongside.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 670.8, Fat 40.8, SaturatedFat 17.5, Cholesterol 124.2, Sodium 429.2, Carbohydrate 39.2, Fiber 3, Sugar 3.1, Protein 34.7
CURRIED BEEF PITAS WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE
A good friend gave me this recipe when I first got married. I was a bit apprehensive to try it since the ingredients weren't that familiar to me, but, years later, it's now one of our family favorites. -Shannon Koene, Blacksburg, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix the first seven ingredients. Refrigerate until serving., In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; crumble beef; drain. Add apple, raisins, curry powder and salt; cook until apple is tender, stirring occasionally. Serve in pita halves with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 686mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 36g protein.
GYRO PITA BURGERS
The mild seasonings in these burgers give them mass appeal. Pita bread is a nice change of pace from the usual hamburger buns. -Katie Koziolek, Hartland, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the cucumber sauce, line a fine mesh strainer with two layers of cheesecloth. Place yogurt in strainer over a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight., Drain and discard liquid; set yogurt aside. Place cucumber in a colander over another bowl; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 15 minutes; discard liquid., In a large bowl, whisk oil and vinegar until blended. Stir in the garlic, reserved yogurt and cucumber; cover and refrigerate until serving., For gyro burgers, in a large bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, rosemary, lemon-pepper and salt. Crumble meat over mixture and mix well. Shape into four oval patties., Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve in pita bread with sliced cucumber and cucumber sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 532 calories, Fat 27g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 92mg cholesterol, Sodium 798mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 29g protein.
GREEK LAMB-FETA BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE
These grilled lamb burgers are served with slices of ripe tomatoes and red onion in pita bread with a fresh tasting cucumber sauce seasoned with fresh mint and garlic.
Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Set 4 whole garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium-high heat; toast until spotty brown, about 5 minutes. Peel, mince and set aside.
- Break up lamb in a medium bowl. Sprinkle roasted garlic, feta, oregano, salt and pepper over meat; stir with a fork to combine. Divide into 4 portions. Toss meat back and forth between cupped hands to form a ball. Pat with fingertips to flatten to about 4 inches wide. Refrigerate.
- Mix cucumber, sour cream, mint, vinegar, 1 minced clove of garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Refrigerate sauce until ready to serve.
- Build a hot fire on one side of grill. Replace rack. When coals are covered with white ash, add burgers. Cover and cook, turning only once, until done, about 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium to medium-well burgers.
- Grill pitas until spotty brown and warm, a minute or so per side. Split crosswise. Spread a couple of tablespoons of sauce over 4 pita halves. Top each with an onion slice, a tomato slice and a burger. Spread a portion of the remaining sauce over each burger. Top with remaining pita halves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 139.2 mg, Fat 46.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 31.2 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, Sodium 760.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
LAMB BURGERS IN PITA WITH YOGURT SAUCE
Provided by Scott Snyder
Categories Sandwich Dairy Garlic Lamb Broil Quick & Easy Yogurt Lunch Cucumber Bon Appétit Portland Oregon Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix first 5 ingredients together in medium bowl. Season yogurt sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Mix lamb and next 5 ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Season generously with salt and pepper. Shape mixture into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
- Preheat broiler. Place lamb patties on broiler rack and broil until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
- Open pita bread rounds; line bottoms with trimmed tops, if desired. Place lettuce, burger, then large spoonful of yogurt sauce in each round. Serve, passing sauce separately.
Tips:
- To make the perfect pita bread, use a combination of all-purpose flour and bread flour. This will give the bread a chewy texture and a crispy crust.
- Be sure to let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size. This will help the bread to develop a light and airy texture.
- When cooking the burgers, be sure to use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. This will help to create a delicious crust on the burgers.
- Don't overcrowd the skillet when cooking the burgers. This will prevent them from cooking evenly.
- To make the cucumber yogurt sauce, be sure to use fresh, crisp cucumbers. This will give the sauce a refreshing flavor.
- Serve the pita burgers immediately with the cucumber yogurt sauce. This will ensure that the burgers are hot and juicy.
Conclusion:
Pita burgers are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, and they can also be served as an appetizer or snack. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that everyone will love. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give pita burgers a try!
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