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Title: Greek Burgers
Categories: Diabetic Entree Meat Sandwich Lowfat
Yield: 4 Servings
| 1 | lb | Extra-lean ground beef; |
| 1 | cl | Garlic; minced |
| 2 | tb | Fresh lemon juice; |
| 1 | ts | Dried oregano leaves; |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground cumin; |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground pepper; |
| 1 | md | Size plum tomato; |
| 2 | tb | Flat-leaf parsley; minced |
| 4 | 6" whole-wheat pita pocket; breads; | |
| Romaine lettuce lea; | ||
| 1 | sm | Red onion; |
Mix ground beef, garlic; lemon juice, oregano leaves; cumin, pepper, plum tomato, and parsley. Form into 4 patties about 3/4" thick. Grill or broil, 4" from souce of heat, ofr 3 minutes, for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Cut the top thrie off each of four 6" whole-wheat pita pocket breads. Turn the cut-off piece round side down; tuck inside to pocket bread to reinforce bottom. Place a grilled burger in each pocket bread along with a romaine lettuce leaf and paper-thin slices from 1 sm red onion. Pass 1/4 cup Cilantro Chutney (page 218) to spoon into burgers. Note: These hamburgers could be made with lean ground lamb. The exchanges would stay the same, but lamb add 17 calories and 2 grams of fat (mostly saturated fat) per serving Joslin Food Exchanges per serving: 3 MEDIUM/FAT MEAT EXCHANGES + 2 BREAD/ STARCH EXCHANGES CAL: 346 PRO: 27; CAR: 26g; FAT: 15g;(CALORIES FROM FAT 39%) FIR: 2g; CHO: 54mg; SODIUM: 285mg; POTASSIUM: 441mg;
Source: The Joslin Diabetes Groumet Cookbook Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master
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