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    Home » Whole Food Recipes » Simple Dinner Recipes

    July 29, 2015 | By Jami

    Greek Style Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps

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    This recipe for grilled beef lettuce wraps is made with Greek feta & seasonings, served with a creamy yogurt-garlic sauce, and ready in 30 minutes. This is sure to be one of your favorite Quick Healthy Recipes!

    Greek Style Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps on a platter

    You may have noticed around here that Greek flavors and I have a thing going on. Whether it's pasta salad, shrimp orzo, pizza, classic Greek salad, or more salads I'm a believer that feta, garlic, lemon, and oregano make so many things better. And I even fell more in love with Greece and it's flavors after our wonderful trip, if you can believe it.

    When we visited Greece, we were often served a small beef oval-shaped patty called bifteki (as well as meatballs called keftedes) though they were mainly baked with a sauce. They were delicious with a flavor that was different from beef patties at home.

    I was given a great recipe for traditional bifteki made with bread crumbs more like a meat loaf, but for this recipe I wanted to create a grilled version that would be firmer to shape and hold up to the grilling. So this is a "Greek style" beef vs. classic bifteki because I wanted to include classic Greek flavors of oregano, mint, onion, garlic and add feta (of course!) with pure beef like a grilled burger.

    Grilled beef lettuce wraps with a garlic-yogurt sauce makes an easy family meal

    And wow, did it turn out! Simple to make, fun to eat, full of those flavors I love, this is filling a new spot in our family favorites menu.

    Oh, and the yogurt-garlic sauce? Um, you do not want to skip that - it's SO good. Of course, you could add cucumbers and make it more like traditional tzatziki, but unlike other Greek flavors, cucumbers are definitely not my thing. You are welcome to add them, though, only they must be grated - we never saw chopped cucumbers in any tzatziki during our travels.

    Greek Style Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps

    How to make Greek-style grilled beef lettuce wraps

    And this is a 30 minute meal, guys!

    Mix up the yogurt-garlic sauce first so it has a chance to allow the flavors to develop while you're making the patties. Then mix up the beef ingredients. I thought I'd share what I do to try and get similar sized patties:

    • mix patty ingredients well in a bowl
    • flatten mixture in bowl
    • use a knife or stiff spatula to evenly separate beef mixture into 8-10 sections, depending on the size you'd like (begin by separating into halves, then quarters and so on)
    • use a spatula to remove a section at a time to shape into oval patties

    Does this work perfectly? No, some are still bigger than others, but it definitely helps to make sure I don't end up with a tablespoon of beef mixture left at the end!

    A delicious and healthy meal- easy Greek grilled beef lettuce wraps

    Grilling the feta cheese into the beef along with the other seasonings is my favorite part of this recipe. If you don't have feta, though, you can leave it out and you'll still have great grilled beef for lettuce wraps- or just to eat.

    Grilled beef lettuce wraps with a garlic-yogurt sauce makes an easy family meal
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    Greek Style Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps with Yogurt Garlic Sauce

    Easy and flavorful grilled beef patties made with Greek seasonings, served in lettuce wraps with a creamy yogurt-garlic sauce.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Main Dish
    Cuisine: Greek
    Yield: 4 servings
    Author: Jami Boys

    Ingredients

    Yogurt Garlic Sauce:

    • 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

    Beef Lettuce Wraps:

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 1 small onion grated
    • 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
    • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
    • 2 teaspoons chopped mint
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • 8 large lettuce leaves for serving

    Instructions

    • Prepare sauce by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring to blend well. Taste to adjust salt and pepper if needed. Set aside.
    • Mix beef and remaining ingredients except lettuce leaves in a medium bowl. Press into bowl and use a knife to divide the mixture evenly into 8 parts (divide mixture in half first, then in half again, and so on to make the patties similar sizes).
    • Using one of the portions, shape into a small oval patty and set on a plate or tray. Repeat with remaining meat portions. The patties can be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator until needed.
    • Heat a grill to medium-high and cook patties until done, about 3-4 minutes each side or until an instant read thermometer reaches above 150 degrees (or to your desired doneness).
    • Place each patty in a lettuce leaf and drizzle with yogurt garlic sauce. Serve with remaining sauce.

    Notes

    Serving Idea:
    We like to serve this with hummus and cut vegetables - and if we were really in Greece, a plate of French fries (really- they served them with everything!)

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2patties | Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1294mg | Potassium: 532mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3691IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 248mg | Iron: 3mg
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    Grilled Beef Greek Style Lettuce Wraps

     

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    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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