Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2012

I didn't have fennel or shallots on hand so I used only very finely chopped red onion; otherwise made recipe as directed. These lamb burgers are great topped with tzatziki. Excellent!

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Faludster

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2010

I could not get ground lamb from my meat dept. so i used 1/2 lb. ground turkey and 1/2 lb lean ground beef. Other than that I followed the recipe it was fantastic! Even my hubby and kids liked it.A nice change to a plain burger!

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cathy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Flint, Michigan, USA

Living In: Cadillac, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2010

The best burger I have ever had! I loved biting into the bits of fennel. I couldn't find ground lamb, so I used hamburger - was wonderful.

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Joanna

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2009

omit fennel from meat and instead slice and grill/cook the fennel on a grill or frypan and use as you would use an onion on the burger.

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mkenn

Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

Cut this recipe in half to serve my family and it went over pretty well. I only used a quarter of a bulb of fennel (my fennel must have been huge so go with your gut instincts on this). I sauteed the fennel and shallots in some olive oil and garlic and salt/pepper until they were nice and soft. I didn't want to bite into hard bits of fennel, plus cooking the fennel mellows out the flavor. I added greek seasoning (mccormick brand) instead of just the oregano - the greek seasoning had oregano in it. Ofcourse I seasoned with salt and pepper to my liking. I always cook a tiny bit before making my patties to taste the seasonings. I served in Pita Bread. For the Aioli mayo - I always add a bit of lemon juice and salt.

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valerie160

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Springfield, Virginia, USA

Living In: Ashburn, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

start with this recipe but you'll need to doctor it...boring as is

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nomadicfour

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

We really enjoy Greek food - well Greek meats! lol Anyway I made this with a little variations - added some fresh chopped parsley to use some out of the garden, only used a bit of fennel seed that I ground. That added enough flavour. I didn't make the garlic/mayo sauce but bought a tzatzkik dip & used that on the bread rolls. Hubby loved it! Not your average hamberger (which I don't really eat) but this will be a mainstay in our recipe file for those lazy cooking nights!

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Fell4u

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2008

delicious!!! love greek food and burgers, so this was a winning marriage! i added a dash of lemon juice to the meat mix and it was perfect.

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NYblondie

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2007

My husband and I recently did a special "cleanse" that had very selective meat requirements. Lamb was one of the options, but I'd never cooked lamb in my life. This burger was a staple for us, and we'll keep it in the rotation even now that we're back to regular food.

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