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Lamb Burgers with kale and mint pesto
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Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto

Lamb Burgers with Jack cheese and mint pesto sauce is an incredibly flavorful meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Lifestyle
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 beautiful burgers
Author: Julia

Ingredients

For the Kale and Mint Pesto:

  • 4 cups tightly packed green kale leaves chopped
  • 1 cup mint leaves
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 3 cloves large garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ cup walnut oil

For the Lamb Burgers

  • 1 pound ground lamb meat
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 3 hamburger buns
  • 3 slices jack cheese
  • Handful spinach or spring green mix

Instructions

To make the mint and kale pesto:

  • Combine all of the ingredients for the pesto except for the oil in a food processor or blender. Pulse the blender/food processor to chop the ingredients.
  • Leaving the food machine on a medium speed, slowly add the oil while the it is processing.
  • Pour the pesto into a bowl or container and set aside.

To prepare the lamb burgers:

  • Form three burger patties out of one pound of lamb meat.
  • Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium and add the butter and oil and allow it to melt.
  • Once the skillet has heated completely, place the three burger patties on it and allow them to cook 5 minutes.
  • Flip the patties and cook an additional 3 minutes.
  • Add the slices of cheese on top and cook until cheese is melted (you can place a cover over the skillet to help melt the cheese), or until meat is cooked to desired “done-ness”
  • While the burgers are cooking, put your oven on the broil setting and put the buns in the oven cut-side up to allow them to toast. Keep an eye on them and remove them once they’re golden brown and crispy.
  • Prepare your burgers by spreading kale mint pesto on top of the patty and add spring greens.
  • Serve with sweet potato fries and diiiive in!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams