Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds lean ground lamb
1 medium shallot,finely chopped
1 clove garlic,minced
salt and pepper,to taste
1 teaspoon lemon zest,grated
1/2 cup dried sour cherries,coarsely chopped
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 small clove garlic,minced
1/4 cup warm water
1/3 cup olive oil
salt and pepper,to taste.
4 burger buns
mayonnaise and arugula leaves or whatever other burger fixings you wish. (These burgers are not good with ketchup or mustard; keep the fixings simple.)

Preparation:

Mix together the lamb,shallot,garlic,salt and pepper to taste,lemon zest and sour cherries.Form into 4 burger patties using Burger Mate.Place the mint,parsley,garlic and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor, blender,or mortar and pestle.Process or pound briefly,then add the water and process until pasty.Add the olive oil and puree thoroughly.Cook the patties as you wish broil,pan fry,grill or barbecue.

Serve on toasted buns spread with the pesto and whatever other fixings you like.Serve with a green salad and/or fries or oven-roasted “fries.”