• Finely ground beef 1 pound
• Finely ground lamb 1 pound
• Onion, peeled, finely grated 1/2
• Finely chopped garlic 1 tsp
• Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 tsp
• Chopped fresh cilantro 1 tsp
• Dried oregano 1 tsp
• Ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp
• Ground cumin 1/2 tsp
• Hot pepper sauce 1 tsp
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• To Serve:
• Small baguette rolls/pita bread 8
• Shallots, peeled, thinly sliced 8
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• Large tomatoes, thinly sliced 4
• Whole fresh cilantro leaves 4
• Plain Greek-style yogurt 2/3 cup

Preheat the barbecue or broiler.

Place the burger ingredients in a large bowl, blend the mixture with your hands, taking care not to overwork it.

Form the mixture into 8 long oval shapes, about 1 inch thick.

Chargrill, broil or fry the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side for rare, or to your taste.

Split the rolls or pita breads without cutting them through. Remove some of the bread from the center of the rolls.

Place some tomato and shallot slices in the rolls, add the burgers, and garnish with flat-leaf parsley, fresh cilantro and Greek-style yogurt.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1074 views