Pineapple Lamb Burgers
These Pineapple Lamb Burgers have all the spices, the bold flavors of lamb, a sweet slice of pineapple, and a tangy sauce in between buttery brioche buns.
Servings: 6 hamburgers
Ingredients
For the Burger Patties:
- 2 lbs of ground lamb
- 1 1/2 tsp of kosher salt
- ground pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp of Brazilian Sofrito or 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp of paprika
- 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp of ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp of mustard powder
For the Goat Cheese Cream:
- 5 oz goat cheese
- 3 Tbsp sour cream
- 1-2 Tbsp water
- 1 whole pineapple peeled, cored and sliced
- Olive oil for drizzling
- 6 brioche buns
- lettuce red onion slices, and old school whole grain dijon mustard for assembling
Instructions
- First make the goat cheese cream by pulsing the cheese, the sour cream and a few drops of water in a blender. Let it sit in the fridge until it's time to assemble the burgers.
- In a medium bowl, mix in all the spices, the Brazilian Sofrito and the salt and pepper with the ground lamb, and set aside.
- Brush the pineapple slices with some olive oil, and season it with some salt, pepper and a little pinch of cinnamon.
- Preheat the grill to 350F, and shape the patties in the meantime.
- Grill the pineapples first, and then the patties (unless you're grill is big enough to grill everything at the same time).
- Assemble the burgers by spreading the mustard on the buns. Then stack with the lettuce, the patty, the goat cheese cream, the grilled pineapple, and raw red onions.