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High Protein Recipes

Gyro Burgers

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low carb Paleo gyro burger recipe

We ate the gyro burgers before I could get a pic!

This recipe is from a book I’m working on with all recipes being 3 ingredients (or less). Ridiculous right? It was a challenge that I set for myself and I was surprised at how many recipes I came up with. Anyway, I’ll be sharing a few of them on the blog – teasers 🙂

4 servings
You can use ground lamb, turkey or beef for this recipe or a mix of any of these.
If you want to step up the flavor quotient of your meal look for feta cheese that has herbs and other ingredients such as sun-dried tomatoes added to it. You’ll need to adjust the carb count to account for these additions though.

Carb counters will want to know that this recipe is ½ net carb per serving. Yea, you read that right – .5 carbs! Nice!

Ingredients

1 pound ground meat
1 teaspoon Greek seasoning
¼ cup feta cheese
¼ cup Tzatziki Sauce

Instructions

Gently mix all ingredients together. Divide meat in half and form one half into 4 patties and the other half into 8 sliders DO NOT pack the meat together, just loosely form them into burgers and then use your thumb to create a gentle indentation in the middle of each burger. This prevent them from bloating in the middle which is why most grill masters are tempted to flatten the burger with a spatula, which squeezes out all those lovely juices that you want to keep in your burger.

Heat a lightly oiled skillet over high heat or heat your grill. Cook 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. When you see the juices start to sweat out on the top of the burger then its time to flip it. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes less than you cooked the first side.

Let the burgers sit for at least 5 minutes before digging in.

Top each burger with 2 tablespoons Tzatziki Sauce.

Gyro Sliders

Shape burgers into 8 sliders instead of 4 burgers. Cook as directed above.

Place one slider on top of one lettuce leaf and top with 1 tablespoon Tsatziki Sauce. Roll up the leaf around the slider, then position the roll on top of another lettuce leaf. Roll this leaf up and place on plate seam side down. Continue assembling until all 8 sliders are rolled up.

High Protein Recipes

Avocado Steak

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4 servings
If your counting carbs then it would be helpful to know that this recipe has 2 net carbs per serving if you use Haas avocados which have a much lower carb count than other types of avocados. Everybody else just needs to know that this is a quick and easy healthy recipe that the entire family will relish digging into.

Ingredients

1 flank steak, about 1 ½ pounds
8 tablespoons salsa verde
1 Haas avocado, sliced

Instructions

Preheat grill, broiler or pan to high heat. Using a fork pierce steak all over on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Oil your grill or pan and cook steak, turning once until done to your liking. Remove from heat and let rest for at least 10 minutes. Thinly slice the steak against the grain. Serve topped with salsa verde and avocado.