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Jul 2, 2008

Spiced Lamb Burger with Tzatziki

This recipe is another very easy and super quick meal to make that tastes great and is budget friendly.It is on the table in about 30 Min's. I served these on bagels last night but serve with what ever bread you fancy I usually serve mine on Turkish bread but I couldn't get any yesterday. I list 250g of tzatziki as this is the weight of the store bought brand that I buy. Sometimes I do have leftovers, but it does keep in the fridge and you can use the leftovers to dip vegetables in for a nice healthy light lunch the next day.

Note: Sumac: A purple-red astringent spice ground from berries growing in the Mediterranean; adds a tart, lemony flavour to food.

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Ingredients

500g Lamb mince
1 Small red onion, chopped finely
1 Egg
1/2 Cup panko flakes (Japanese breadcrumbs)
2 Tablespoons sumac
4 Bread rolls, bagels or large turkish loaf (your preference.)
250g Tzatziki
80g Watercress
11/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
16 Slices beetroot, drained

Method

1. Combine lamb, onion, egg, breadcrumbs and 1 tablespoon of sumac in a bowl; shape into 4 patties.

2. Cook patties in an oiled fry pan or grill or BBQ until browned on both sides and cooked through.

3. Toast bread in toaster or under grill.

4. Combine remaining sumac and tzatziki in a small bowl.

5. Combine watercress with lemon juice in another bowl.

6. Spread tzatziki over bottom layer of bread, arrange 4 beetroot slices, place lamb burger on beetroot and top burger with cress.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.

Jul 1, 2008

Halibut Olympia

I have been posting only my own recipes lately and have joined in another recipe swap for July on recipezaar, so I will be posting a few recipes over the next month that will be from zaar members. This was the first one I made from the group I am in and it was excellent I made it with sea bass and cod as I could not get halibut yesterday and it was really good. I will look forward to trying it with halibut next time as this is favourite of mine, I also used panko flakes instead of breadcrumbs, it was a delicious recipe that was enjoyed by all. I served mine with door stop fries and pureed peas, if you want to see other reviews or photos of this recipe please click here.

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Ingredients

2-3lbs Halibut fillets (or other white fish)
Johnny's seafood seasoning, to taste
1 Cup plain fine breadcrumb
1 Cup sour cream
2 Cups mayonnaise
1 Bunch chopped green onion
7-8 Pieces crumbled cooked bacon
1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder

Method

1. Place filets in a baking dish and sprinkle with seafood seasoning and half of the bread crumbs.

2. Mix next 5 ingredients together and completely cover the filets with the mixture.

3. Finish by covering the topping with more breadcrumbs.

4. Bake at 350 for approximately 45 minutes or until the fish is done. I baked mine for only 30 Min's as I found this was all they needed.

I served mine with door stop fries and pureed peas, so serve with whatever you enjoy.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.