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Lamb Sliders With Cherry Balsamic Relish

Juicy lamb burgers are grilled and then topped with a sweet and savory rich cherry relish. Top with your favorite cheese and you have an awesome game day snack!

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Grilled lamb sliders with cherry balsamic relish
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I'll get to these flavor-laden, mini on size, but sooo not mini on taste lamb sliders in a second. But first, come join me on a weekend recap of sorts...

Grilled lamb sliders with cherry balsamic relish

I made this amazing cherry, balsamic and red wine compote, and life became normal again. Sweet, but still rockin' a great onion flavor, this relish was perfect for the lamb burgers. In fact, it'd be good on pork, beef, venison, chicken or even goat cheese crostinis...it's good on anything!Cherries are everywhere right now, and thanks to OXO and their ultra handy you can have a truckload of fruit ready in almost no time!

Ripe juicy cherries
Perfect mini size lamb sliders
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Recipe

Grilled lamb sliders with cherry balsamic relish

Course:
Main dish
COOKing TIME:
40 minutes
Total TIME:
70 minutes
CUISINE:
American
PREP TIME:
30 minutes
SERVINGS:
6

Ingredients

For the cherry relish

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup sliced shallot
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cups cherries (pitted)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp red wine

For the lamb sliders

  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 8 mini slider buns
  • Mixed greens (optional)

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Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the sliced shallots. Cook for about 3 minutes until soft.
  2. Add the cherries, balsamic vinegar, sugar and red wine.
  3. Cook over a low-medium heat for about 20-25 minutes and the liquids become thick and glossy. The cherries will break down, that's okay but I like to still keep big chunks of fruit in the relish.
  4. While the cherries are reducing, make the mini lamb burgers. Preheat your grill to a high heat.
  5. In a bowl, combine the ground lamb, fish sauce, cumin and pepper and mix well, I like to use my hand and make sure it gets mixed really well.
  6. Form the meat into small patties about the size of the palm of your hand. You should be able to get 6-8 patties from the meat.
  7. Lay the burgers on a baking tray and then place each one onto the grill.
  8. Cook untouched for about 5 minutes per side or longer if you like them well done.
  9. Once they're cooked, transfer to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes.
  10. Take a mini bun and lay a burger patty on the bottom half. Spoon some of the cherry relish onto the meat and place the other part of the bun on top.
  11. Serve at once.
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