Opa! Burgers - (winning Alternative Burger)

Health score
20%
Opa! Burgers - (winning Alternative Burger)
55 min.
6
1090kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cup baby spinach leaves loosely packed
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
  • 0.5 ounce porcini mushrooms dried
  • ounces goat feta cheese crumbled
  • cloves garlic minced
  • pounds lamb 
  • 0.5 cup kalamata olives chopped
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise 
  • servings olive oil extra-virgin for brushing grill rack (recommended: colavita
  • 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red crushed
  • 0.3 cup roasted peppers red chopped
  • teaspoons salt 
  • cup rose syrah wine (recommended: Sutter Home)
  • 12 slices sopressata italian thin
  •  bolo rolls split italian-style
  • large tomatoes 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • sauce pan
  • grill
  • spatula
  • chefs knife

Directions

  1. Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
  2. Combine the mayonnaise and roasted peppers in a small bowl and mix well. Cover and chill until ready to use.
  3. In a separate small bowl, mash the cheese with a fork. Stir in the olives; set aside.
  4. Pour the wine into a small, heavy fire-proof saucepan and heat on the grill until the wine begins to simmer.
  5. Remove from the heat and add the dried mushrooms, stirring with a fork to ensure that all the mushrooms are moistened. Set the mushrooms aside to reconstitute for at least 30 minutes.
  6. Gently squeeze the excess liquid from the reconstituted mushrooms and chop, using a chef's knife.
  7. Transfer to a large bowl.
  8. Add the lamb, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Form into 6 equal patties in the shape of the rolls.
  9. When the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with oil.
  10. Place the patties on the grill, cover, and cook for 4 minutes. With a spatula, turn the patties over, and cook an additional 4 minutes, or until done to preference. During the last few minutes of grilling, place the rolls, cut side down, on outer edges of grill to lightly toast.
  11. To assemble the burgers, spread the mayonnaise mixture over the bottom roll halves and the cheese mixture over the top halves.
  12. Layer the bottom rolls with the patties, sopressata, spinach leaves, tomato slices, and roll tops.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1090kcal
Protein15.5%
Fat69.44%
Carbs15.06%

Properties

Glycemic Index
52.5
Glycemic Load
23.95
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
31.213478337164%

Flavonoids

Petunidin
5.58mg
Delphinidin
3.69mg
Malvidin
47.97mg
Peonidin
3.08mg
Catechin
2.69mg
Epicatechin
3.93mg
Naringenin
0.18mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.12mg
Kaempferol
0.35mg
Myricetin
0.08mg
Quercetin
1.21mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1090.16kcal
54.51%
Fat:81.62g
125.57%
Saturated Fat:26.95g
168.41%
Carbohydrates:39.83g
13.28%
Net Carbohydrates:37.44g
13.62%
Sugar:5.31g
5.9%
Cholesterol:166.08mg
55.36%
Sodium:2376.07mg
103.31%
Alcohol:4.14g
100%
Alcohol %:1.29%
100%
Protein:40.98g
81.96%
Iron:14.07mg
78.14%
Vitamin B12:4.66µg
77.63%
Vitamin K:72.84µg
69.37%
Selenium:40.6µg
58%
Vitamin B3:11.01mg
55.06%
Zinc:7.33mg
48.84%
Vitamin B2:0.75mg
44.13%
Phosphorus:430.45mg
43.05%
Vitamin B1:0.42mg
28.15%
Vitamin B6:0.55mg
27.4%
Vitamin E:3.74mg
24.93%
Calcium:243.93mg
24.39%
Vitamin B5:2.13mg
21.34%
Vitamin A:968.54IU
19.37%
Copper:0.37mg
18.59%
Potassium:584.49mg
16.7%
Folate:59.97µg
14.99%
Magnesium:56.25mg
14.06%
Manganese:0.22mg
11.2%
Vitamin C:8.37mg
10.15%
Fiber:2.39g
9.54%
Vitamin D:0.43µg
2.88%