Meat Lite: Lamb Falafel Burgers Recipe

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup bulgur wheat
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 15-ounce can)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro
• 1 large garlic clove, minced and pressed to a paste
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 whole scallion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 8 ounces ground lamb
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 pita or flatbread
• 1/2 large cucumber, sliced thin
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta
• 1 cup mixed greens

1. Preheat the oven to 375u0b0F. Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepot. Add the bulgur wheat, cover the pot, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly.
2. Put the chickpeas, cumin, coriander, cilantro, garlic paste, egg, scallion, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Add the cooled bulgur wheat. Pulse the mixture about 25 to 30 times, until a chunky paste forms. Scoop the mixture back into the large mixing bowl.
3. Crumble the ground lamb on top of the chickpea mixture. Using your hands or a rubber spatula, gently combine the lamb with the mixture. Form into four 7-ounce patties, about 1/2-inch thick.
4. Coat a large skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil and set over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the patties (do this in batches if your pan isn't large enough to fit all at once) and cook for 3 minutes. Flip over and cook 3 minutes more. Transfer to the oven and bake for about 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Stuff into pita and top with cucumber and feta. Toss the mixed greens with the remaining olive oil and add to the burgers. Alternatively, serve the burgers open-faced on warm flatbread with the fixings piled on top.

water, bulgur wheat, chickpeas, ground cumin, ground coriander, cilantro, garlic, egg, scallion, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground lamb, olive oil, pita, cucumber, feta, mixed greens

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/04/lamb-falafel-burgers-recipe.html (may not work)