Moroccan Spiced Beef Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, peeled
• 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
• 2/3 cup + 2 tbsp. nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. coarse kosher salt
• 2 oz. reduced-fat goat cheese, crumbled
• 1 Kirby cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise

Makes 4 Servings

1. On the large holes of a box grater, grate the onion into a large bowl. Add the beef, 2 tablespoons of the yogurt, tomato paste, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and salt and gently combine. Shape the mixture into 4 patties, each about 1 inch thick.
2. Preheat the broiler with the rack 4 inches from the heat. Broil the burgers until browned on the top, about 3 minutes. Gently turn the burgers over and broil 1-2 minutes longer for medium-rare.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together the remaining 2/3 cup yogurt, goat cheese, and cucumber.
4. Place a burger on each of 4 plates. Divide evenly, spoon the yogurt mixture on top of each burger.

WW POINTS VALUE: 6 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet  Gluten Solutions Cookbook. You can have your burger and eat them too when you kick-start your healthy lifestyle. These exotic burgers are full of spicy seasonings and are succulent and juicy. Grating the onion for the burger mixture ensures that the onion will not have a raw taste and will cook through along with the burgers. I highly recommend adding garlic and freshly ground black pepper to the burgers for more flavor.