Recipe for Brown Rice & Lamb Burgers with Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- salt
- 5 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound spinach, chopped
- black pepper
- 8 oz ground lamb
- 1 small red onion, chopped (I substituted a large shallot)
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano (you can also use 1 tsp dried)
- 1 tsp cumin (or more – we really like cumin!)
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- yogurt, lemon juice, chives (optional)
Cooking Directions
I made the rice in a rice cooker, doubling the recipe since we had a pound of ground lamb to use up.
In hindsight I should have followed the directions, which are to make the rice in a saucepan, cover with water by about an inch, bring to a boil, cover and cook about 30-35 minutes or until it’s mostly done but still a little wet.
I think the extra wetness would have helped the burgers stick together better. Since I made it in a rice cooker, it was fairly dry.
Bittman says to make the spinach next, but I saved that for last since I like my greens freshly sauteed and not clumping together.
Either way, they’re just sauteed in some olive oil along with a little garlic.
To make the patties, mix up the rice, pepper, ground lamb, onion, oregano, cumin, and feta. I added some chopped chives as well.
Form into 4 patties (8 if you’re doubling the recipe like I did). Fry them in a pan until the meat is cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
To serve, place a patty on top of a mound of spinach. Mix up a little sauce of yogurt, lemon juice, and fresh chopped chives if you like.
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