These burgers are perfect when cooking for 2 or 20, they’re so easy and so delicious with a bright fresh salad you will want to make them part of your regular rotation of meals.
Choose either ground beef or chicken to make the burgers, they both work amazing and taste so good with the addition of our favorite spices. Use za’atar for a more herby, nutty and bright burger or use baharat for a warmer peppery and earthy flavor profile.
Israeli Burgers with Fattoush Salad
Servings
2 Servings
Ingredients
Salad
- 4 radishes sliced thin
- 5 cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 Persian cucumber diced
- ½ small red onion sliced thin
- ½ ounce arugula
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves torn
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon zest and juice
Garnish
- toasted pita pieces
- Jamie Geller Sumac
Burgers
- 8 ounces ground beef or chicken
- 1 teaspoon Jamie Geller Za’atar or Jamie Geller Baharat
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 mini pitas
Garnish
- tahini
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl combine radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, arugula, mint and parsley. Dress with 2 tablespoons evoo, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine ground beef and zaatar or baharat. Form into 4 patties.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Heat 2 tablespoons evoo in a medium pan on medium-high heat. Cook patties about 3 minutes until golden brown, flip and cook 3-5 minutes more until patties are fully cooked.
- Warm Pitas for 4 minutes in oven on an oven safe pan.
- Cut top edge off each pita and stuff with burger, fattoush and a drizzle of tahini, serve alongside salad.
- Garnish fattoush with pita pieces and serve with your favorite condiment, like more Tahini and/or a sprinkle of sumac!
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