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Olympian Burgers

Olympian BurgersPan-grilled burgers, seasoned with olive tapenade, are served on toasted hamburger buns with crumbled feta cheese, grilled slices of sweet onion and zucchini, and slathered with a Greek yogurt and olive sauce.

This recipe is an excellent source of fiber, protein, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, selenium and zinc.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound 95% lean ground beef
1/4 cup low-fat or regular plain Greek-style yogurt
1/2 cup olive tapenade - divided use
1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
4 whole-grain hamburger buns, split, toasted
Fresh spinach leaves

Cooking Directions:

  1. Combine yogurt and 1/4 cup tapenade in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. Combine ground beef and remaining 1/4 cup tapenade in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Lightly shape into four 1/2-inch thick patties.
  3. Heat grill pan over medium heat until hot. Place patties in pan; cook 10 to 12 minutes until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F (71.1°C), turning occasionally. Season with pepper, as desired. Remove; keep warm.
  4. Add onion and zucchini to grill pan over medium heat; season with salt and pepper, as desired. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp-tender, turning occasionally.
  5. Place 1 tablespoon feta cheese on bottom of each bun; top evenly with spinach leaves, onion, burger and zucchini. Spread 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture on cut side of each bun top. Close sandwiches.

Makes 4 servings.

Test Kitchen Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe using 95% lean ground beef): 406 calories; 19 g fat (6 g saturated fat; 4 g monounsaturated fat); 74 mg cholesterol; 655 mg sodium; 30 g carbohydrate; 4.8 g fiber; 30 g protein; 7.3 mg niacin; 0.6 mg vitamin B6; 2.3 mcg vitamin B12; 5.3 mg iron; 34.0 mcg selenium; 6.4 mg zinc.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.