Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Mediterranean dinner

I made this on Sunday night, I was craving some good Mediterranean food and also dying for a lighter summery recipe. We've got cabin fever here in the Northeast and are getting a little bit tired of soups and stews every weekend.


Mini burgers and orzo salad with yogurt sauce

Mini burgers:
1 lb ground sirloin
1 tbsp grated onion
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix together and form into balls, I made about 10. Place on hot grill or griddle, flatten down and cook to your desired temperature.

Orzo salad:
1 cup orzo or any small pasta you like, cooked and drained according to package instructions
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup pitted calamata olives, chopped
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Toss ingredients in a bowl and serve. We ate it while the orzo were still warm and the feta melted a bit.

Yogurt sauce
1 cup greek yogurt
4 garlic cloves
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients in your mini food processor and pulse until smooth. If you don't have a food processor chop the garlic until very fine and combine all ingredients.

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