Greek Lamb Burgers with Lemon Mayonnaise are so quick and easy to make for a delicious mid-week meal the whole family will love!
I have usually avoided minced lamb, sticking to minced pork, turkey or beef. However when I saw 3 packs reduced to 4 p from £4 recently I just had to buy them as this was a very unusual discount (the norm is 75% off in my local supermarket!)
Rather than making something like Moussaka or Shepherd’s pie I wanted to make something quick and easy one night. I played it safe and made Rosemary & Garlic Lamb Burgers from BBC Good Food. They were such a success that I decided to make my own quick and easy lamb burgers the following week using Greek inspired ingredients ie olives and lemon!
The family absolutely loved my Greek Lamb Burgers with Lemon Mayonnaise so this recipe will be made a lot.
When I checked my receipt I noticed I’d got a £2 discount for buying the three packs of lamb so I had actually been paid £1.88 and had the lamb for free – that’s what I call a bargain! I think these burgers are the perfect meal in the run up to Christmas as it’s such a busy time and you can have them made in under 20 minutes!
Do you have a favourite recipe using minced lamb? Do let me know in the comments!
More minced lamb recipes
- Welsh Lamb Moussaka Burgers – Fab Food 4 All
- Haggis Shepherd’s Pie with Scotch Lamb – Foodie Quine
- Pastitsio Greek Macaroni Pie – Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
- Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf with a Honey Mustard Glaze – Kavey Eats
- Greek Lamb and Feta Wrap Spirals – Eats Amazing
Greek Lamb Burgers with Lemon Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced lamb
- 2 tsp Finely chopped rosemary
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- 14 Black olives finely sliced
- 1 tsp Rapeseed Oil
- Topping:
- 4 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- To serve:
- 4 Brioche buns
- Salad eg lettuce sliced tomato, sliced red onion.
Instructions
- Place all the burger ingredients (excluding the oil) into a bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands.
- Divide into quarters and shape into 4 burgers.
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a griddle pan and fry the burgers for about 12 minutes (until cooked through) turning every 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile mix the mayonnaise and lemon juice together.
- Drain on a piece of kitchen paper.
- Serve the lamb burgers in brioche buns on a bed of salad and top with a spoonful of lemon mayonnaise.
- Enjoy!
A S,Edinburgh
Lamb is great for burgers, and combining it with Greek flavours is always a winner; these look delicious! I love the idea of the lemon mayonnaise.
Camilla
Thanks, they’re a regular here now:-)
Spanish HomeMade
I´d definitely have one of them just now! we never get tired of having Paella, but also good burgers like this one! 🙂
Twiddle
I will definitely try this recipe as it looks delicious, thanks for posting
Camilla
Thanks, they’re a regular here now:-)
wendy malone
My teenagers favourite burgers, every place we go burger please.need to try these for them.
Camilla
I’m sure they’d love them. You should also try my Blackbean Burgers on them which are even better than beef burgers:-) https://www.fabfood4all.co.uk/spicy-black-turtle-bean-burgers/
The Hungry Linguists
These sounds delicious! I normally do the same as you and buy beef or pork due to price but great to get a bargain as lamb mince is yummy! I love making lamb koftas or kebabs with lamb mince too.
Camilla
Thanks, yes I should branch out now into other things as I have yet more bargain lamb in the freezer:-)
sofia s.
fast home-made food – just irresistable!
Mandy S
Is it just the olives that’s making them ‘Greek’ ? I may add some mint to the mayo ! and Brioche is French?
Camilla
I think I said the olives and lemon reminded me of Greece so hence the name:-) Yes Brioche is French:-)
Pam Francis Gregory
Love Lamb and these burgers look lovely!
wendy malone
love lamb and love lemon 2 in 1 yummy got to make it
Cassandra
Honestly I’m salivating I haven’t had a burger in ages and I’m so having one tomorrow. Nice post! x
Camilla
Thank you Cassandra, I have another 3 reduced packs of lamb mince in my freezer again only this time they were £1.20 each!
Heather Haigh
I love lamb, and it goes so well with lemon, what a lovely recipe
Camilla
Thank you so much Heather:-)
Zoe IKIWN
Ooh, these sound lovely. I’m such a fan of lamb and I’m thinking that lemon mayo would be a perfect accompaniment, I’m bookmarking this to try! x
Camilla
Thanks Zoe, do let me know what you think if you try them:-)
Jessica
My husband would love these and they look really wholesome and healthy.
Camilla
Thank you Jessica:-)
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet
Why don’t you buy lamb mince? I’d be much more suspicious of pork mince, something I never buy. Burgers looking good!
Camilla
I think I just had no recipes I wanted to make with it in my repetoire, not something my mum ever cooked with and then there’s the cost, at £4 a pack it’s the most expensive mince. I grew up on Frikerdeller which are Danish meatballs made with pork mince and I still love them today as do my kids.
whatlauraloves
OOOH YUM!! These look absolutely delicious. I don’t really like bread so I’d add some slaw for me but the burgers look perfect! xxxx
Camilla
Thanks Laura, ooh slaw sounds good too:-)
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Both a bargain hunter and a fab cook. I wanna dig right in Camilla.
Camilla
Aah thanks Bintu, they were fab:-)
Ana De- Jesus
I love the sound of the lemon mayo it sounds delicious. I am a veggie so would swap the burger for quorn but it does sound perfect.
Camilla
Black beans might work well too as we do love a veggie burger here:-)
Rachel
These look and sound just delicious, anything Greek and I am loving it x
Camilla
Thanks Rachel they’ll be a regular here now:-)
Natasha Mairs
my husband would just love this. and he loves his mayo too
Camilla
Fab Natasha, I hope you get to make them for him:-)
Daniella
My husband would love these as he adores lamb burgers so I might have to give them a try after Christmas.
Camilla
Great, do let me know what he thought of them:-)
Cathy Glynn
These look so simple to make and delicious, I’ve never made my own burgers but will give these a try x
Camilla
Great Cathy, so much nicer than shop bought ones, glad to have inspired you:-)
Debra @ Bowl Me Over
Perfect burger bite right there – yum!!!
Camilla
Thank you Debra:-)
Peter @ Feed Your Soul Too
Loving the Greek spin on this burger. My wife saw the pic too and thought it looked great.
Camilla
Aaw, thanks Peter and to your wife:-)
Stella
This looks right up my street. I would love to try it out.
Camilla
Excellent Stella, hope you get the chance to try them:-)
Hannah Wood
My Husband would love this as he is very in to his burgers and nice to see a different topping.
Camilla
Thanks Hannah, they were a big hit here:-)
Emma
I avoid lamb because of the price tag personally but at that price I don’t blame you. This recipe looks fantastic!
Camilla
Yes I think that has been a big factor too so pleased to be able to make some delicious burgers with it:-)
Nicole Neverman
These burgers sound absolutely amazing! Lamb mince makes the best burger patties and yours sound so flavorsome and delicious 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Nicole, I was late to the lamb pattie party LOL:-)
Patty Haxton Anderson
I don’t buy lamb because of the cost, but if it comes down I will surely try these burgers!
Camilla
Yes there’s that too, but if you find it reduced I can’t recommend these burgers enough:-)
Nadia's Healthy Kitchen
Looks yummy! 🙂 I’ve always preferred lamb to beef. I think it has so much more flavour.
Camilla
Thanks Nadia, yes it does have lots of flavour;-)
Lisa Williams
What a good idea to mix everything into the mix will be trying these out for sure
Camilla
Thanks Lisa, can’t recommend them enough:-)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I used to love Greek lamb burgers when we ate meat. We always added feta to ours too 🙂
Camilla
Fab idea Dannii:-)
Janie
OMG, I want one now!!! Love, love, love this recipe Camilla, am off to share it all over the place 😀
Janie x
Camilla
Aaw thank Janie;-)
Kavey
Giggling that you got paid to take the lamb!!! Lovely burger flavours!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey, it happens quite a lot I think my sister has had this in other supermarkets too like Waitrose!
Eb Gargano
These sound so good. I do love these kinds of flavours with lamb. And what fab bargains!! Eb x
Camilla
Thanks Eb, yes lamb just lends itself to Greek flavours:-)