Trying to post a new recipe every week from now on. Last week was Tilapia with garlic butter sauce for reducing inflammation. This week I've cooked something high in anti-oxidant herbs and spices, notably Oregano which displays, on a gram for gram basis, four times as much anti-oxidant activity than even Blueberries - impressive when you consider Blueberries are no slouch at mopping up free radicals! Here we go: Spicy anti-oxidant lamb burgers
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 ounces feta cheese, finely crumbled Preparation: Put the meat in a large bowl, and pour in all the seasoning. Use a fork to mix it all well. When thoroughly mixed, should make 8-10 small patties. Grill the patties till cooked through. Enjoy in mini-pitta bread, with a strong stone-ground mustard, if you like.
Niall O'Higgins is an author, event organizer and software consultant. He wrote the book MongoDB and Python, published by O'Reilly. Events he organizes include We Have Tablets, the #1 Bay Area Tablet Computing Meet-up and PyWebSF. He also offers consulting services for Mobile, Tablet and Cloud Computing.
