Cooking Recipe Pita Burgers With Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb Lean ground beef

1/2 c Plain low-fat yogurt

1/3 c Chopped cucumber

2 ts Pepper-Herb Mix*, divided

1/4 ts Salt

2 Pita pocket breads halved and warmed

1 md Tomato cut into 8 thin slices

PEPPER

2 tb Dried basil leaves

1 tb Lemon-pepper

1 tb Onion powder

1 1/2 ts Rubbed sage

Directions

Preparation time: 18 Minutes

1. Combine yogurt, cucumber, 1/2 teaspoon herb mix and salt in a small
bowl; reserve.

2. Shape ground beef into four 1/2 inch thick patties. Sprinkle
remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons herb mix over both sides of patties.
Meanwhile heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat 5 minutes.
Place patties in skillet and cook 6 to 8 minutes, turning once.

3. Season with salt, if desired.

4. To serve, place a burger in each pita half; add 2 tomato slices and
yogurt sauce as desired.

Serving suggestion: Fresh fruit

* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Texas Beef
Council -- http://www.txbeef.org

Categories matching this recipe

grill ,Main dish ,Meat ,Bbq