Ingredients
600g quality lamb shoulder, minced
olive oil
6 burger buns
6 heaped tablespoons natural yoghurt
1 heaped tablespoon harissa paste
1 lemon
extra virgin olive oil
½ a bunch of fresh mint (15g)
DRY RUB
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ras el hanout or garam masala
1–2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
Method
- Pound all the dry rub ingredients and 1 teaspoon each of sea salt and black pepper in a pestle and mortar until fine.
- Split the minced lamb into 6 pieces, and with wet hands, shape into patties about 1.5cm thick. Pat the dry rub all over the burgers, then drizzle over a tiny bit of olive oil.
- You can either cook the burgers on a barbecue or indoors on a griddle – either light the barbecue and prepare a hot side and a cooler side, or if cooking indoors, heat a large griddle pan over a medium-high heat.
- Cook the burgers for 6 to 7 minutes on each side, or until done to your liking, then remove to a plate.
- Quickly halve and lightly toast the buns on the cool side of the barbecue or in the griddle.
- Spoon the yoghurt into a small bowl and dollop the harissa on top. Squeeze over a little lemon juice to loosen, then ripple the harissa through the yoghurt and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Pick the mint leaves.
- Spread some harissa yoghurt onto the bases of the toasted buns, top with the burgers, squashing them gently into the buns. Add a little more yoghurt, then squeeze the remaining lemon juice over a the mint leaves and place on top. Delicious served with a seasonal salad.
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