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Try a few healthful ground lamb recipes with Tandori seasoning and you'll never wonder what to do with your lamb burger again.

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground lamb, preferably grassfed
1 onion, finely diced
1 Tablespoon garlic
3 Tablespoons Tandori seasoning
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
8 flour tortillas

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients except tortillas and form into 1/4 pound patties. Grill over direct heat until temperature reaches 165° F. Heat tortillas on grill. Place burgers on grilled tortillas and serve open faced.

Tips: The Tandori seasoning dyes the meat and the clear liquid appears to be bloody. This burger can be easily overcooked so be sure to use a thermometer.

Gyro Party Starters

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground lamb, preferably grassfed
3 Tablespoons Penzey's Greek Seasoning
2 cucumbers, cut into 14 inch slices
1 loaf party bread
3 cups Tazatziki sauce

Procedure:

Mix Greek seasoning with ground lamb. Form into one inch meatballs. Place on grill and cook until temperature reaches 165° F. Place snack bread on tray and lay slices of cucumber on bread. Place meatball on top of cucumbers. Pipe TzatZiki sauce on top of meatballs.

Tip: If ground lamb is very lean, as it often is in grassfed lamb, add two egg whites to help bind the mixture.

Are you familiar with Tzatziki? It's is a low-fat yogurt dip used primarily in Greek cuisine. Cucumber and garlic give the dip a light, tangy flavor that pairs well with both meats and vegetables.

BJ Hofman, Windsor Heights, Iowa is an award winning chef who entered these original recipes in the 2009 Iowa Sheep and Wool Cook-off Festival. I have slightly adapted the first recipe. They're winners alright!

Lamb burger is good for the diet because it's grassfed--that means it's loaded with omega 3 oils. Here's a health note from the well-known Dr. Sears. Omega-3s are the "good fats" that power up your heart and brain. And your body needs a fresh supply every 24 hours.

I have reviewed evidence that these oils:

• Boost your memory and brainpower.
• Strengthen your heart and blood vessels.
• Maintain blood pressure levels that are already within the normal range.
• Help support joint and muscle health.
• Keep your triglycerides (blood fat) in the safe range.
• Sustain healthy HDL (good cholesterol) levels.
• Protect your blood vessels and nerves.
• Promote steady, regular heart rhythms.

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