Greek Turkey Buger Pita Recipe

Tonight, I made Greek Turkey Burger Pitas and they were so delicious I just had to share the recipe! My husband Joe is a tough critic when it comes to trying my new recipes, and he said this deserves to be in the family cookbook (only my Shrimp and Grits and Bourbon Pecan Chicken have made it so far), so that shows you how incredibly delicious this dinner is! It was super easy and took less than 30 minutes to make! Not only was it easy, but healthy too! This is definitely going to get eaten a lot in our house from now on!

Enjoy!

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Greek Turkey Burger Pitas
Inspired by a Cooking Light recipe

For Burgers:

1 pound ground turkey breast
1/2 cup panko or whole wheat breadcrumbs
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon minced red onion

1 tablespoon finely chopped cucumber
1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried dill

1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced

2 cups arugula, or your favorite kind of lettuce
2 (6-inch) whole-wheat pitas, grilled and halved

For Sauce:
(I just buy ready made tzatziki sauce at the store to make it easier)

1/2 cup low-fat plain greek yogurt
1/3 cucumber, peeled and seeded (the kind that come in the plastic wrapper are best)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper


Preparation:
Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; mix until combined. Divide mixture into 12 portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick round patty (2 should fit in a pita half). (I find that it is a lot easier to make these smaller falafel sized patties rather than full sized ones)

Heat a nonstick grill pan coated with cooking spray to medium-high heat. Add patties to grill; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.

While the patties are cooking, make the tzatziki sauce: Combine 1/2 cup plain low-fat, Greek-style yogurt; 1/4 cup finely chopped seeded cucumber; 1/4 teaspoon salt; and 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper.

Place 2 patties in each pita half, with a healthy dollop of the tzatziki sauce.

Other great toppings would be: lettuce, red onions, sliced cucumbers, feta cheese, sliced bell peppers