Recipe: Middle Eastern Burgers (serves 2)

MIDDLE EASTERN BURGERS

8 ounces lean ground beef
4 ounces lean ground lamb
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. minced fresh garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash oregano leaves
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 medium red bell pepper, roasted,* peeled, seeded, and cut into strips
1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped
TO SERVE:
2 pita breads, 1 oz. each, heated
Prepared mustard to taste

In bowl, combine beef, lamb, parsley, garlic, salt and oregano. Moisten hands with warm water and roll mixture into "sausages", each approximately 2 inches long.

Place on rack in broiler pan; broil on all sides until evenly browned. Keep warm.

Heat oil in skillet; saute onion until soft.

Add pepper strips and tomato; saute 1 minute longer.

Slice each pita pocket. Stuff each pocket with 1/2 of the "sausages" and top meat with 1/2 of the vegetable mixture. Serve with mustard.

*TO ROAST THE PEPPER:
Place whole pepper on broiler pan; broil 6 inches from source of heat; turning to char all sides.

Serves 2
Source: Weight Watchers 365 Day Menu Cookbook