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| Mediterranean Americana Kefta Burgers Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Mediterranean Americana Kefta Burgers Recipe

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (or any meat you like)
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley
- 1 cup onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Dede's 7 spices
- Burger buns
- Kabees and tomatoes for garnish
Onion Parsley Garnish
- 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1 tbs sumac
- 1/2 tsp salt
Tahini Mayonnaise Sauce
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tbs Tahini Paste
- 1/4 tsp paprika (optional)
Directions
In a food processor blend the onion and parsley until well blended, then add the ground meat, salt and 7 spices and blend until well combined. Form meat into 4 or 6 burgers and cook on grill or in a pan for 7-8 minutes. For the tahini mayonnaise sauce in a bowl combine the mayonnaise, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and paprika and set aside for topping. For onion parsley garnish in a bowl combine the onions, parsley, salt and sumac. To assemble the burgers, toast the buns and top both sides with tahini mayonnaise, add burger and top with onion/parsley then top with the other bun. Serve with kabeese and tomatoes.Mediterranean Americana Kefta Burgers Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (or any meat you like)
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley
- 1 cup onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Dede's 7 spices
- Burger buns
- Kabees and tomatoes for garnish
Onion Parsley Garnish
- 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1 tbs sumac
- 1/2 tsp salt
Tahini Mayonnaise Sauce
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tbs Tahini Paste
- 1/4 tsp paprika (optional)
Directions
In a food processor blend the onion and parsley until well blended, then add the ground meat, salt and 7 spices and blend until well combined. Form meat into 4 or 6 burgers and cook on grill or in a pan for 7-8 minutes. For the tahini mayonnaise sauce in a bowl combine the mayonnaise, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and paprika and set aside for topping. For onion parsley garnish in a bowl combine the onions, parsley, salt and sumac. To assemble the burgers, toast the buns and top both sides with tahini mayonnaise, add burger and top with onion/parsley then top with the other bun. Serve with kabeese and tomatoes.This is a variation of the original burger but integrates the wonderful flavors of the kefta kabob. This makes a great appetizer as slidders or as a main dish as burgers. It will impress friends and is a nice way to dress up a regular dish.
Already bookmarked it Dede thanks! A lot of great recipes on there awesome site!
By: MrBrownviper
By: MrBrownviper
you are so welcome, glad you like it, check out the written recipes on my site :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Oh now see this is what i'm talking bout! i'm going to make this & have fries with Labneh. Thanks for sharing Dede
By: MrBrownviper
By: MrBrownviper
that's great for trying. Check out my store page on my site for some things you may need :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
fantastic!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
about to make some right now:) ty
By: liz16BK
By: liz16BK
I agree :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
yeah im from detroit too, and you sound normal to me!
By: TheProffesor10
By: TheProffesor10
Well you should definitely check out my site, there are a lot of great vegetarian recipes that I'm sure you will enjoy :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hi! i am from india. and i think you are superrrr amazing! i just love ur videos!
plz can you suggest some vegetarian substitutes to ur dishes!
By: chocolatetreee
By: chocolatetreee
you can just omit them :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I don't like onions. Is there something I could substitute?
By: E0033
By: E0033
that's great to hear :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I made this & everyone loved it...thanks!!
By: RiceARonia
By: RiceARonia
It's a Detroit, MI accent :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
You have a Rochester NY accent
By: moccina
By: moccina
Their authentic Mediterranean spices, you can get them on my website, if you can not find them in your area. :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
that look delllllicious i wanna try it but wats seven spice and summic spice u put in the parsley and onion
By: Butterfly1985
By: Butterfly1985
YUM.
By: JaEd0
By: JaEd0
what is seven spice? and where do you buy it?
By: haroonbh
By: haroonbh
wow.. this looks great dede! thank you :)
i'll be using my foreman grill after years.. heh.
By: cutiexbeauty
By: cutiexbeauty
funny... just last week, mayonnaise and tahini were having a party in my fridge:)
great for dipping too!
By: jdkbriggs
By: jdkbriggs
looks so good!!!!!!!! thank you so much!
By: jsmith1257
By: jsmith1257
good one . thanks
By: Esunshine71
By: Esunshine71
Looks great. I am going to try it. When I go to restaurant, the portion size is always too small for the price, I can't wait to make it myself.
By: SamFem
By: SamFem
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