Greek Burger
We recently ate dinner at a local burger place, and my husband had a Greek burger with feta cheese, kalamata olives, and roasted garlic on top. It was very delicious and full of my favorite flavors, so I recreated them with this homemade Greek burger recipe. I loved the chunks of roasted garlic, salty feta, tangy kalamata olives, and spicy pepperoncini. The burgers were a huge hit with my husband and me (my children opted for plain burgers–their loss). These Greek burgers were delicious with my homemade baked onion rings and a Greek wedge salad.
Greek Burger
Ingredients:
- Roasted garlic (click here for recipe)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Serving:
- Hamburger buns, toasted
- Mayonnaise
- Feta cheese, crumbles
- Kalamata olives, diced
- Pepperoncinis
- Red onion, sliced
- Tomato, sliced
How to Make a Greek Burger
Roast garlic (click the link above for instructions). Once the garlic is roasted, remove each clove from the skin and chop it into pieces.
Combine the ground beef with garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper to taste. Don’t overwork the meat
Make four burger patties of the same size.
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray.
Add the burger patties and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until they reach your desired degree of doneness.
Place the burger on the toasted bun slathered with mayonnaise, top with feta cheese, roasted garlic, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onion slices, and a tomato slice.
Top with the remaining bun and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- Roasted garlic click here for recipe
- 1 lb ground beef
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Garlic powder to taste
- Oregano to taste
- Feta cheese
- Kalamata olives diced
- Pepperoncinis
- Red onion sliced
- Tomato sliced
- Hamburger buns toasted
Instructions
- Roast garlic (click the link above for instructions). Once the garlic is roasted, remove each clove from the skin and chop it into pieces.
- Combine the ground beef with garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper to taste. Don't overwork the meat
- Make four burger patties of the same size.
- Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray.
- Add the burger patties and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until they reach your desired degree of doneness.
- Place the burger on the toasted bun slathered with mayonnaise, top with feta cheese, roasted garlic, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onion slices, and a tomato slice.
- Top with the remaining bun and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Looks lovely! I make a variant of that where I chop the meet and melt the cheese on it, then put that on a pita with the olives, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and topped with sub dressing. ^_^
Fetta is actually really delicious on burgers.
Homemade hamburgers are so much better than buying from outside. I will try to do it when I have time.