Greek Chicken Burger

Pairs well with:

White Zinfandel

With strawberry and melon essences, this American original is perfectly at home with however you like to unwind.

The Greek Chicken burger was inspired by light cooking and simple, everyday ingredients. Though there are few ingredients, the flavor is tremendous.

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground chicken
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs oregano
2 tsp garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

5 oz frozen spinach (1/2 box), thawed and drained
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp salt
½ tsp lemon juice

Vegetable oil for grill
6 french hamburger rolls
Olive oil for rolls

Instructions:

Preheat gas grill to medium-high.

Squeeze excess moisture from spinach. Place spinach, sour cream, mayo, garlic, salt and lemon juice in a food proccessor fitted with a blade. Blend mixture until it is just smooth. Refrigerate until serving.

In a large mixing bowl, add the ground chicken, feta, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper.

With your hands, mix until just bleneded. Shape into 6 patties.

Brush the rack with oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes. Gently flip patties and grill for 4-5 minutes more. Split open hamburger rolls and brush with olive oil. Grill face down just a minute or two, until lightly toasted.

Top each roll with a patty and heaping spoon full of spinach mayo.