Lamb Burger and Sweet Potato Fries

The cleanse is doing some pretty special things to my eating habits.  I think because I’m stuck on what I can’t eat I’ve been going to town on what I can eat.  Meaning certain meats.  In my day to day life I rarely eat chicken, turkey and lamb.  The last time I had lamb was probably in September for my birthday and before that it had probably been  years!  But I had a craving for a burger and fries and decided to make something that would fit in with my cleanse.

I didn’t want to go the chicken/turkey route, I wanted more substance so I chose lamb.  I went to Whole Foods and picked up some super fresh ground lamb (looked like it had been ground moments earlier).  I figured I’d also pick up some gluten free buns but the options were slim. They all just looked so… gluten-free.  There were some that were made out of rice flour but looked like tea biscuits.  There was another option but it was equally unappealing.  So I decided to forgo the bun all together.  I figured I’d top it with something special to make up for the lack of bun and so I settled on sauteed spinach, caramelized onions and Dijon mustard.

To make the lamb burger I mixed the ground lamb with some chopped onion, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.

The “fries” were simple enough.  Sweet potatoes are definitely encourage on the “foods to eat” list of the cleanse.  So I sliced them up, tossed them with olive oil, salt and pepper and baked them in the oven.  I served this with my fiddleheads from the last post.

I have to say this was one of my fave meals in a while.  Who knew that lamb burgers were so delish?  Maybe I’ve been too burger-deprived over the past 2 weeks or something because the lamb tasted a little bit like heaven.  Even my roommate aka mom LOVED the lamb despite some initial reservations.

Again, no recipe here as this was just “whipped” up but feel free to comment or e-mail me with questions.