Lamb Burgers With Fennel And Hot Pepper Mayonnaise Recipes

Steps:

• Lemon-Caper Aioli:
• Place capers in a small bowl and pour in warm water to cover. Let soak 20 minutes. Drain, rinse, and pat dry. Coarsely chop.
• Whisk capers, mayonnaise, oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, mustard, and garlic in a medium bowl; taste and season with salt and more lemon juice, if desired.
• Assembly:
• Shape lamb into 4 patties about 1" thick, season with salt, and let sit at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet, ideally cast iron, over medium. Cook lamb patties, working in batches if needed, until browned (they won't take on as much color as a beef burger), 5-7 minutes. Turn and cook until browned on second side, about 5 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer patties to a plate and let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss celery, fennel, fennel fronds (if using), onion, lemon juice, dried mint, and remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a medium bowl. Season slaw with salt and pepper.
• Generously spread aioli on cut sides of buns and build each burger with a lamb patty, 3 or 4 boquerones, and a mound of slaw. This is a messy burger, so the bib is not optional.
• Do Ahead
• Aioli can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan over medium high heat. Toss the quartered fennel in 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put fennel on grill and grill on all sides, approximately 2 minutes. Remove from grill and cool. Once cooled, thinly slice and reserve.
• Combine lamb, rosemary, orange zest, finely chopped red onion, salt and pepper. Make 12 balls and flatten them into 3 inch meat patties. Grill 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Combine lettuces in a shallow bowl with sliced onion. Add sliced cooled fennel to salad. Scatter the oranges and parsley around the salad. Dress with vinegar, oil, salt and pepper, to your taste. Top portions of salad with 3 mini lamb patties and serve.

Steps:

• Prepare grill or broiler.
• To prepare salad, combine first 10 ingredients (fennel through garlic).
• To prepare burgers, combine cheese and next 5 ingredients (cheese through turkey) in a large bowl.
• Divide mixture into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
• Place patties on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done.
• Cut patties in half. Place 2 patty halves and 1/4 cup salad in each pita half.