http://leitesculinaria.com/6423/recipes-spiced-lamb-burgers-vietnamese-herb-salad.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Recipes, Food, and Cooking Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 20:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://leitesculinaria.com/6423/recipes-spiced-lamb-burgers-vietnamese-herb-salad.html#comment-6767 Testers' Choice Sat, 06 May 2006 22:34:31 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=6423#comment-6767 [Donna Rose] This is the kind of food I love to serve and eat, visually stunning with a myriad of flavors playing off one another. I am always looking for new ways to use lamb. Not only is this novel, but it's easy to do. I can see a beginning cook wowing her (or his!) friends and family with these burgers. Procuring the ingredients is the most time consuming of tasks. They would be perfect as the star of an alfresco summer party or a dose of welcome pizzazz during the gray and cold of winter. Brava Cindy, you've done it again. [Donna Rose] This is the kind of food I love to serve and eat, visually stunning with a myriad of flavors playing off one another. I am always looking for new ways to use lamb. Not only is this novel, but it’s easy to do. I can see a beginning cook wowing her (or his!) friends and family with these burgers. Procuring the ingredients is the most time consuming of tasks. They would be perfect as the star of an alfresco summer party or a dose of welcome pizzazz during the gray and cold of winter. Brava Cindy, you’ve done it again.

]]> http://leitesculinaria.com/6423/recipes-spiced-lamb-burgers-vietnamese-herb-salad.html#comment-6766 Testers' Choice Sat, 06 May 2006 22:34:10 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=6423#comment-6766 [Kim Graham] I am not a huge fan of lamb, but these burgers had many flavors that I do like in them, which made me want to try them. I am glad that I did. They were incredible! The richness of the lamb flavor definitely came through but it melded very well with all the other flavor components. Although I thought the burgers were great on their own, the herb salad with the tamarind vinaigrette made them even better. The spicy and cool elements of the salad were nicely balanced by the sweetness of the vinaigrette and both added to the burgers without being a distraction. [Kim Graham] I am not a huge fan of lamb, but these burgers had many flavors that I do like in them, which made me want to try them. I am glad that I did. They were incredible! The richness of the lamb flavor definitely came through but it melded very well with all the other flavor components. Although I thought the burgers were great on their own, the herb salad with the tamarind vinaigrette made them even better. The spicy and cool elements of the salad were nicely balanced by the sweetness of the vinaigrette and both added to the burgers without being a distraction.

]]> http://leitesculinaria.com/6423/recipes-spiced-lamb-burgers-vietnamese-herb-salad.html#comment-6765 Testers' Choice Sat, 06 May 2006 22:33:52 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=6423#comment-6765 [Cindi Kruth] These juicy, flavorful little lamb burgers were a big hit. We loved them with the salad (made with only one small chile) and tasty, though too sweet, vinaigrette. Perhaps, the sweetness of the vinaigrette would have been a better match if I had used the optional lime juice in the patties. The combination of flavors, a little minty, a little spicy, was just right for the lamb. I think these would also be great in a slightly larger size on a soft bun, with maybe a dollop of goat cheese on them. We will definitely be making these again. [Cindi Kruth] These juicy, flavorful little lamb burgers were a big hit. We loved them with the salad (made with only one small chile) and tasty, though too sweet, vinaigrette. Perhaps, the sweetness of the vinaigrette would have been a better match if I had used the optional lime juice in the patties. The combination of flavors, a little minty, a little spicy, was just right for the lamb. I think these would also be great in a slightly larger size on a soft bun, with maybe a dollop of goat cheese on them. We will definitely be making these again.

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