Ingredients

  • 3 large cloves garlic
  • 1 pound ground lamb meat
  • 3 hamburger buns
  • 3 slices jack cheese
  • 4 cups tightly packed green kale leaves, chopped
  • 1 cup mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • Handful spinach or spring green mix
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup walnut oil
  • ½ cup walnuts

Ready In 20 Minutes

Servings: 3

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

  • Combine all of the ingredients for the pesto except for the oil in a food processor or blender. Pulse the blender/food processor to chop the ingredients. Leaving the food machine on a medium speed, slowly add the oil while the it is processing.
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Step 2

  • Pour the pesto into a bowl or container and set aside.Form three burger patties out of one pound of lamb meat.
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Step 3

  • Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium and add the butter and oil and allow it to melt.Once the skillet has heated completely, place the three burger patties on it and allow them to cook 5 minutes.Flip the patties and cook an additional 3 minutes.
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  • Length: 8 minutes

Step 4

  • Add the slices of cheese on top and cook until cheese is melted (you can place a cover over the skillet to help melt the cheese), or until meat is cooked to desired done-ness
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Step 5

  • While the burgers are cooking, put your oven on the broil setting and put the buns in the oven cut-side up to allow them to toast. Keep an eye on them and remove them once theyre golden brown and crispy.Prepare your burgers by spreading kale mint pesto on top of the patty and add spring greens.
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Step 6

  • Serve with sweet potato fries and diiiive in!!
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