Greek Chicken Burgers

A few months ago I saw this recipe on a blog I read.

I don't use ground chicken often, but it sounded so good!

I purchased everything I needed just a few days later,

and made these burgers two nights in a row!!!

I changed just a few things from the original recipe,

but they were just as delicious as I thought they'd be.

The Goods:

Hamburger Buns

Ground Chicken

Bread Crumbs

Egg

Cucumber

Red Onion

Lemon

Red Wine Vinegar

Plain Greek Yogurt

Feta (Not Pictured)

Fresh Dill

Parsley Flakes

Salt

Pepper

In a small bowl, combine the following:

1 cup Greek yogurt, juice and zest from 1/2 lemon,

2 teaspoons dried parsley, 1 to 3 teaspoons fresh chopped dill,

salt and pepper to your liking.

In a container with a lid, combine the following:

3/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 of a red onion - thinly sliced,

1 to 2 teaspoons fresh dill - chopped.

Let sit at least 15 minutes, or up to a few days

In a large bowl, combine the following:

1 pound ground chicken, 1/4 red onion - diced, 

1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg, zest from 1/2 a lemon, 

1 to 2 teaspoons fresh chopped dill, 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes. 

Once mixed, divide into 6 portions and form into patties.

Spray grill and then cook fully.

Toast your buns on the grill too!

Add a little feta cheese and melt for a minute or so.

Spread yogurt mixture onto both buns, 

add thinly sliced cucumbers, 

chicken burger and the pickled onions.

It sadly doesn't look like anything too special...

But man oh man does it sure taste amazing!!!

Greek Chicken Burgers

With Yogurt Dill Sauceand Quick Pickled Onions

Adapted from An Uncomplicated Life

Hamburger Buns

1 Pound Ground Chicken

1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

1 Egg

1 Cucumber

1 Red Onion

1 Lemon

3/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar

1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt

Feta Cheese

Fresh Dill

Parsley Flakes

Salt

Pepper

1. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup Greek yogurt, juice and zest from 1/2 lemon, 2 teaspoons dried parsley, 1 to 3 teaspoons fresh chopped dill, and salt and pepper to your liking.
2. In a container with a lid, combine 3/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 of a red onion - thinly sliced and 1 to 2 teaspoons fresh dill - chopped. Let sit at least 15 minutes, or up to a few days
3. In a large bowl, combine 1 pound ground chicken, 1/4 red onion - diced, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg, zest from 1/2 a lemon, 1 to 2 teaspoons fresh chopped dill and 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes. Once mixed, divide into 6 portions and form into patties.
4. Spray grill and then cook fully. Toast your buns on the grill too!
5. Add a little feta cheese to top of burgers and melt for a minute or so.
6. Spread yogurt mixture onto both buns, add thinly sliced cucumbers, chicken burger and the pickled onions.

Broiled Garlic Herb Salmon

Recently I've been talking a lot about trying to add more fish into my diet, so I decided to not only post about it again, but to show you one of the ways I enjoy making salmon.

But before we get to the fish, let me show you how to make your own garlic herb butter.

Get your chopper out...

And chop up 2-3 cloves garlic.

Now add some fresh parsley and chop.

And finally a little dill and chop.

Put the garlic herb mixture into a bowl and add some butter. 

Mix it alllllllll up!

And finally, make it into cute little butter balls!

Now onto the salmon making...

The Goods:

Salmon, Dill, Lemons, Homemade Garlic Herb Butter Balls, Salt and Pepper

Some people leave the skin on one side of the fish, but I choose to remove it before cooking. I've done it both ways, but prefer without any skin. I feel it's less "fishy" this way! Haha.

Remove the skin if you want.

Or leave it on.

It's up to you!

Line a baking sheet with foil and then put a cooling rack on top.

Preheat oven to Broil.

Place salmon on top of cooling rack.

Salt and Pepper salmon. 

On top of salmon, put one butter ball and a sprig of dill.

Squeeze lemon over everything.

Broil for 7 minutes, flip and boil 7 more minutes or until done.

If you're a rebel - add more butter and dill after the flip!

YUM!

Perfectly done.

I served this with a long grain wild rice mixture and my Garlic Brussel Sprouts.

Sunday Night Dinner: Take 15!

Right before the holidays I went in for a well check with my Primary Care Doctor. I hadn't had one in a few years and just wanted to make sure everything was okay! They did a few blood tests and determined I have a Vitamin D deficiency. I'm really not surprised and was instructed to take Vitamin D3 supplements daily. I'm doing as told, but I've also made it a point to incorporate more fish into my diet. I've actually only had salmon (multiple times), but I intend to venture out and start making other fish too! Next up to try is Parmesan Crusted Tilapia!

So since I'm trying to eat more fish, tonight's dinner - and many other Sunday Night Dinners recently - has Salmon as the main course. I almost always broil it, but I'd grill it if I had my own barbeque. And I season the fish with lemon and a butter mixture that has a little garlic, parsley, and dill.

Oh and tonight I added Fresh Shaved Parmesan too...

The fish is usually accompanied by rice, but tonight I decided I'd whip up some homemade garlic mashed potatoes and finish the meal off with some fresh steamed broccoli!

Oh man...just thinking about it makes me want more!