Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto
- 4 cups Kale Leaves, Tightly Packed
- 1 cup Mint Leaves
- 1/2 cups Raw Walnuts
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt To Taste
- 1/4 cups Walnut Oil Or Olive Oil
- 1 pound Ground Lamb Meat
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Grapeseed Or Olive Oil
- 3 slices Jack Cheese
- 3 whole Hamburger Buns, Toasted
- 1 bunch Spring Green Mix
- For the mint and kale pesto: Combine all of the ingredients for the pesto except for the oil in a food processor or blender.
- Pulse the blender/food processor to chop the ingredients.
- Leaving the food processor on a medium speed, slowly add the oil while it is processing.
- Pour the pesto into a bowl or container and set aside.
- For the lamb burgers: Form the lamb meat into 1/3 pound patties and set them aside for a moment.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium and add the butter and oil and allow it to melt.
- Once the skillet has heated completely, place the three burger patties on it and allow them to cook for 5 minutes.
- Flip the patties and cook an additional 3 minutes.
- Add the slices of cheese on top and cook until cheese is melted (you can place a cover over the skillet to help melt the cheese), or until meat is cooked to desired done-ness
- While the burgers are cooking, put your oven on the broil setting.
- Put the buns on a baking tray cut-side up and put the pan into the oven to allow them to toast.
- Keep an eye on them and remove them once theyre golden brown and crispy.
- Prepare your burgers by putting a patty on the bottom half of each bun, spreading kale mint pesto on top of the patty and adding spring greens.
- Add the top bun, serve with sweet potato fries and dive in!
kale leaves, mint leaves, walnuts, garlic, kosher salt, walnut oil, butter, olive oil, cheese, hamburger
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/lamb-burgers-with-mint-pesto/ (may not work)