Gyro Burgers with Greek Salad

• 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken or ground lamb
• 1 cup full-fat plain yogurt
• A handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin (a palmful)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano (half a palmful)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet paprika (half a palmful)
• 1 tablespoon grill seasoning (a palmful; such as McCormicks Montreal Steak Seasoning)
• Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) for drizzling, plus about 3 tablespoons for dressing
• 1 English (seedless) cucumber, diced into bite-size pieces
• 1 red or green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced into bite-size pieces
• 4 celery ribs with leafy greens intact, chopped
• 1/2 large red onion, chopped
• 2 vine-ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1/2 pound feta, crumbled
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
• 6 peperoncini (pickled hot, light green peppers), chopped
• Juice of 2 lemons
• Several drops of hot sauce, such as Tabasco
• Coarse salt
• Pita bread, warmed and cut in half

1. Preheat a grill pan, large nonstick skillet, or outdoor grill to medium-high heat.
2. In a large bowl combine the ground meat with the yogurt, parsley, garlic, spices, and seasonings.
3. Form 8 thin 3-inch patties.
4. Drizzle the patties with EVOO and cook for 3 minutes on each side in 2 batches.
5. Hold the cooked patties on a plate under foil.
6. In a large, shallow serving bowl combine the cucumber, bell pepper, celery, red onion, tomatoes, feta, olives, and peperoncini.
7. Dress the salad with lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt.
8. Toss, add about 3 tablespoons EVOO, and toss again.
9. Taste to adjust seasonings.
10. Top the salad with the patties and serve with pita bread.

ground chicken, fullfat plain yogurt, handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, garlic, ground cumin, oregano, sweet paprika, grill seasoning, extravirgin olive oil, cucumber, red, celery, red onion, tomatoes, feta, olives, peperoncini, lemons, hot sauce, salt, bread

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gyro-burgers-with-greek-salad-374734 (may not work)