June 20, 2014
These juicy, easy, spice-filled mediterranean burgers are a fun way to switch up your normal grilling routine! Topped with roasted red peppers, parsley and fluffy whipped feta.
Note:This recipe is NOT dairy free. It was published before Cook Nourish Bliss transitioned to dairy free recipes and remains popular with long time readers. You can try using substitutions to make it dairy free, however I have not tested this myself and can’t say how it will turn out.
Can I tell you how excited I am that we are totally 100% absolutely in grilling season??
Which means … that we are also in the season where my husband helps make dinner! I don’t mean that in a bad way or anything – with all the cooking that I do I prefer to make our meals anyway.
But I am a walking disaster when it comes to being a klutz and I have quite the problem of tending to hurt myself doing stupid things.
Hence I am not allowed to touch the grill. Too many possibilities of injuring myself – which has already happened several times in the past. So now I don’t go near it.
I just prepare the food and then pass it off to my husband.
About These Mediterranean Burgers
But enough about my injury prone self. Let’s talk burgers.
The burger base itself is nice and flavorful – full of spices, red onion and just a little hint of dijon mustard. Probably my new favorite base for a burger. Just sayin.
And then there are the toppings. Sliced roasted red peppers, a sprinkle of fresh parsley and the really good stuff:
Whipped feta.
Cloudlike, creamy and fluffy. Flavored up with a little lemon and more parsley.
You will have extra whipped feta, so get ready to slather it all over toast or eat with other veggies as a snack. So good.
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Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.
Yield: 4 burgers
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
These juicy, easy, spice-filled mediterranean burgers are a fun way to switch up your normal grilling routine! Topped with roasted red peppers, parsley and fluffy whipped feta.
Ingredients
For the whipped feta:
- 8 ounces feta, crumbled
- 2 ounces mascarpone
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
For the burgers:
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 1 tablespoon minced red onion
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
For serving:
- 4 burger buns
- sliced roasted red peppers
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
To make the whipped feta:
- Add the feta, mascarpone and olive oil to the bowl of a food processor. Process until creamy and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add in the lemon zest and parsley and process until incorporated.
To make the burgers:
- In a medium bowl, add the sirloin, onion, salt, oregano, red pepper, garlic, mustard and worcestershire. Mix until combined (but don’t overwork the meat). Form into four patties.
- Light up a grill (charcoal or gas) over medium high heat. When ready, cook the burgers for about 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until they are done to your liking.
- To serve, place a hamburger on a bun. Top with your desired amount of whipped feta, a few slices of the roasted red peppers and a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
Notes
The amounts listed for the whipped feta will make more than you need for the four burgers. The extra is delicious on toast, with crackers, with fruit, veggies, you name it!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 402Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 828mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 37g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice. Nutrition info does NOT include the buns, roasted red peppers or parsley for serving.
51 comments 
Tara —Reply
These were so delicious! I absolutely love the whipped feta topping. My husband doesn’t normally like bell peppers and he still inhaled two of the burgers.
I’m dying over that whipped feta! It looks so good. What a perfect topping for a burger!
Isadora @ she likes food —Reply
I just saw whipped feta somewhere else and I have decided that I need to put it on everything!! It sounds amazing and I bet it tastes awesome on this burger! Yah for grilling season! It is so nice to be able to cook outside and not dirty so many dishes. My husband and your husband would probably have a lot to talk about, haha! I guess there are perks and downsides to being married to a food blogger! Hopefully the perks outweigh the downsides though 🙂
See AlsoOur Top 10 Most Popular Weeknight Recipes of All TimeBrown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip CookiesThe Best Recipe for Death by Chocolate Cookies | FoodalThe Best Chocolate Chip Cookieshaha I think the perks definitely do! At least that’s what I go with : )
Ashley the combo of whipped feta and roasted red peppers has me craving one of these burgers for dinner tonight! Grilling season is the best season, isn’t it? (well I guess xmas is the best but shhh we won’t tell anyone that part lol).
Chris @ Shared Appetite —Reply
Hahaha oh boy… do we want to know what these grilling injuries were?! I’m sure your husband is more than happy to get his grill on… I know I am! Loving this whipped feta… I gotta try me some of that!
Karen @ The Food Charlatan —Reply
Whipped feta!!!!! I’m telling you this stopped me in my tracks. Whipped….feta!!!!!!! oh my yum. How could this go wrong?? Whip it good. Also I love that these burgers have some dijon in them, good idea. Pinning this stat!
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven —Reply
Grilling season is the BOMB. 🙂 So awesome that your hubby handles the grilling in your house for you! These burgers look absolutely phenomenal, Ashley! All that whipped feta is literally calling my name! Pinned.
Beth —Reply
I can’t take credit for any burger recipes – my husband takes charge of the grill at our house, too! Yours look great.
Wendy —Reply
I often mix feta into my burger meat (usually ground chicken) but I haven’t tried whipped feta! It sounds wonderful for a burger or on top of a salad or grilled veggies!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods —Reply
Having the husband cook is always a good thing. My husband volunteers. He loves grilling with a beer in hand. Ha
These burger sound delicious! Love the whipped feta
Our similar ideas are starting to scare me a bit! Since Whipped Feta Dip is the name of my game come this Monday, except totally different recipe. I will pin it to great minds thinking alike!! This burgers look fabulous though, and love the mediterranean theme (ANOTHER theme I am going with for next month! Whaaat?)
Kelly —Reply
Yay, love grilling season since I am not allowed to touch the grill either haha. Oh man, these burgers sure do look mouthwatering! I am definitely putting in a request to my husband to make these next time – the whipped feta sounds delicious! Have a great weekend Ashley 🙂
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen —Reply
I laughed when you said “in the season where my husband helps make dinner!” The same thing here 😉 I always prepare the cook and my husband grills it because I am a disaster.. hahhaah! Love your recipe. have a wonderful weekend!
Monica —Reply
As much as I love to cook, I love it when my husband mans the grill and I can sit down and enjoy that. I never touch the grill…I burn myself enough with the oven as it is.
This whipped feta is blowing my mind a bit! Never had anything like that and sounds so smooth and delicious with the mascarpone. Makes me feel like it’s dessert almost…maybe just the fact that this burger is such a treat.
Helen @ Scrummy Lane —Reply
It goes without saying that this burger looks and sounds fabulous (mouth is watering right now – no exaggeration!), but it’s the whipped feta part that really caught my attention, Ashley. There’s a version of this in all the tavernas in Greece that’s really popular called ‘tirosalata’.
As for the husband and food-blogging thing, I think maybe there needs to be a ‘spouses of food bloggers support forum’ or something. They have to put up with quite a lot, let’s face it! 😉
Monet —Reply
I am trying to convince Ryan to buy us a grill. Sending him this recipe….thank you for sharing Ashley! Delicious!
Anna (Hidden Ponies) —Reply
Whipped feta! Just when I thought cheese couldn’t get any more exciting, it keeps doing it 🙂 Love these burgers!
Why on earth do we not live closer?! Seriously salivating at this right now, any kind of feta wins in my book but on top of a burger?! Amaze balls
Rachel Cooks —Reply
These look so good! I really need to get on the whipped feta train – can’t believe I’ve never tried it!.
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner —Reply
Obsessed with whipped feta and these look great! Yay for hubby helping with dinner. I wish I had a working grill so mine could help too. Have a lovely weekend!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext —Reply
The burgers look and sound amazing, Ashley! Love the whipped feta- so delicious!
marcie —Reply
I love myself a good burger, especially when it’s slathered in whipped feta (and on homemade burger buns)! I love your creation here — sounds relish! Have a nice weekend, Ashley. 🙂
I am also very injury prone when I grill. I learned the hard way by igniting it with the lid closed and burning off my arm hair. Hehe. I still love to grill though and am the resident griller in my house, I’m just more careful at startup! These look awesome! I love love loveeee grilling season. Everything tastes better with a little char-grilled flavah. I’m really into this whole burger week thing. I wish every week was burger week! 🙂
Becky (The Cookie Rookie) —Reply
ummm…WOW. These look absolutely amazing!! Whipped Feta is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice —Reply
I am so excited that it’s grilling season, too! It means it’s my husband’s turn to cook more, yay! Like you, I’m not allowed around the grill! 🙂 I think I just found my new burger recipe…these look delicious! Especially wit the feta!
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat —Reply
I don’t touch the grill either. More so because I’d have no idea what I’m doing! Justin is the griller in our family and he loves it, so we’re both exciting for grilling season too! He’d love this burgers and I think my favorite part would have to be the whipped feta. Yum!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron —Reply
I am thrilled we are in full fledged grilling season! And grilled burgers totally mean summer to me! These mediterranean burgers look and sound fantastic! And whipped feta – totally intrigued! Hope you have a great weekend Ashley 🙂
Laura @ Raise Your Garden —Reply
Happy Friday Ashley!
I’m not gonna lie, nothing can beat your eggplant quinoa casserole because that must be my favorite recipe ever, but then again, I love grilling because it’s my husbands territory and zero work for me!
But whipped feta? This is a big news flash to me. I’m so eager to try! Wow, you used sirloin for your burger….hmmm. What the heck, I’m going to do the same! Have a great weekend =)
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Tara —Reply
These were so delicious! I absolutely love the whipped feta topping. My husband doesn’t normally like bell peppers and he still inhaled two of the burgers.
I’m dying over that whipped feta! It looks so good. What a perfect topping for a burger!
Isadora @ she likes food —Reply
I just saw whipped feta somewhere else and I have decided that I need to put it on everything!! It sounds amazing and I bet it tastes awesome on this burger! Yah for grilling season! It is so nice to be able to cook outside and not dirty so many dishes. My husband and your husband would probably have a lot to talk about, haha! I guess there are perks and downsides to being married to a food blogger! Hopefully the perks outweigh the downsides though 🙂
- See AlsoOur Top 10 Most Popular Weeknight Recipes of All TimeBrown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip CookiesThe Best Recipe for Death by Chocolate Cookies | FoodalThe Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
haha I think the perks definitely do! At least that’s what I go with : )
Ashley the combo of whipped feta and roasted red peppers has me craving one of these burgers for dinner tonight! Grilling season is the best season, isn’t it? (well I guess xmas is the best but shhh we won’t tell anyone that part lol).
Chris @ Shared Appetite —Reply
Hahaha oh boy… do we want to know what these grilling injuries were?! I’m sure your husband is more than happy to get his grill on… I know I am! Loving this whipped feta… I gotta try me some of that!
Karen @ The Food Charlatan —Reply
Whipped feta!!!!! I’m telling you this stopped me in my tracks. Whipped….feta!!!!!!! oh my yum. How could this go wrong?? Whip it good. Also I love that these burgers have some dijon in them, good idea. Pinning this stat!
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven —Reply
Grilling season is the BOMB. 🙂 So awesome that your hubby handles the grilling in your house for you! These burgers look absolutely phenomenal, Ashley! All that whipped feta is literally calling my name! Pinned.
Beth —Reply
I can’t take credit for any burger recipes – my husband takes charge of the grill at our house, too! Yours look great.
Wendy —Reply
I often mix feta into my burger meat (usually ground chicken) but I haven’t tried whipped feta! It sounds wonderful for a burger or on top of a salad or grilled veggies!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods —Reply
Having the husband cook is always a good thing. My husband volunteers. He loves grilling with a beer in hand. Ha
These burger sound delicious! Love the whipped feta
Our similar ideas are starting to scare me a bit! Since Whipped Feta Dip is the name of my game come this Monday, except totally different recipe. I will pin it to great minds thinking alike!! This burgers look fabulous though, and love the mediterranean theme (ANOTHER theme I am going with for next month! Whaaat?)
Kelly —Reply
Yay, love grilling season since I am not allowed to touch the grill either haha. Oh man, these burgers sure do look mouthwatering! I am definitely putting in a request to my husband to make these next time – the whipped feta sounds delicious! Have a great weekend Ashley 🙂
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen —Reply
I laughed when you said “in the season where my husband helps make dinner!” The same thing here 😉 I always prepare the cook and my husband grills it because I am a disaster.. hahhaah! Love your recipe. have a wonderful weekend!
Monica —Reply
As much as I love to cook, I love it when my husband mans the grill and I can sit down and enjoy that. I never touch the grill…I burn myself enough with the oven as it is.
This whipped feta is blowing my mind a bit! Never had anything like that and sounds so smooth and delicious with the mascarpone. Makes me feel like it’s dessert almost…maybe just the fact that this burger is such a treat.
Helen @ Scrummy Lane —Reply
It goes without saying that this burger looks and sounds fabulous (mouth is watering right now – no exaggeration!), but it’s the whipped feta part that really caught my attention, Ashley. There’s a version of this in all the tavernas in Greece that’s really popular called ‘tirosalata’.
As for the husband and food-blogging thing, I think maybe there needs to be a ‘spouses of food bloggers support forum’ or something. They have to put up with quite a lot, let’s face it! 😉
Monet —Reply
I am trying to convince Ryan to buy us a grill. Sending him this recipe….thank you for sharing Ashley! Delicious!
Anna (Hidden Ponies) —Reply
Whipped feta! Just when I thought cheese couldn’t get any more exciting, it keeps doing it 🙂 Love these burgers!
Why on earth do we not live closer?! Seriously salivating at this right now, any kind of feta wins in my book but on top of a burger?! Amaze balls
Rachel Cooks —Reply
These look so good! I really need to get on the whipped feta train – can’t believe I’ve never tried it!.
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner —Reply
Obsessed with whipped feta and these look great! Yay for hubby helping with dinner. I wish I had a working grill so mine could help too. Have a lovely weekend!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext —Reply
The burgers look and sound amazing, Ashley! Love the whipped feta- so delicious!
marcie —Reply
I love myself a good burger, especially when it’s slathered in whipped feta (and on homemade burger buns)! I love your creation here — sounds relish! Have a nice weekend, Ashley. 🙂
I am also very injury prone when I grill. I learned the hard way by igniting it with the lid closed and burning off my arm hair. Hehe. I still love to grill though and am the resident griller in my house, I’m just more careful at startup! These look awesome! I love love loveeee grilling season. Everything tastes better with a little char-grilled flavah. I’m really into this whole burger week thing. I wish every week was burger week! 🙂
Becky (The Cookie Rookie) —Reply
ummm…WOW. These look absolutely amazing!! Whipped Feta is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice —Reply
I am so excited that it’s grilling season, too! It means it’s my husband’s turn to cook more, yay! Like you, I’m not allowed around the grill! 🙂 I think I just found my new burger recipe…these look delicious! Especially wit the feta!
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat —Reply
I don’t touch the grill either. More so because I’d have no idea what I’m doing! Justin is the griller in our family and he loves it, so we’re both exciting for grilling season too! He’d love this burgers and I think my favorite part would have to be the whipped feta. Yum!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron —Reply
I am thrilled we are in full fledged grilling season! And grilled burgers totally mean summer to me! These mediterranean burgers look and sound fantastic! And whipped feta – totally intrigued! Hope you have a great weekend Ashley 🙂
Laura @ Raise Your Garden —Reply
Happy Friday Ashley!
I’m not gonna lie, nothing can beat your eggplant quinoa casserole because that must be my favorite recipe ever, but then again, I love grilling because it’s my husbands territory and zero work for me!
But whipped feta? This is a big news flash to me. I’m so eager to try! Wow, you used sirloin for your burger….hmmm. What the heck, I’m going to do the same! Have a great weekend =)
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