• Quarter the onion and place it in a chopper.
  1 medium onion
• Add the garlic and parsley and chop it to a fine blend, with no water added.
  1 large clove garlic, 1 small handful flat leaf parsley
• Now place all the burger ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands.
  500 g minced beef, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp sumac, ½ tsp salt, 1 dash freshly ground black pepper
• Form into 4 burger patties and place in the fridge while you get the vegetables ready.
• Slice the tomatoes into rounds.
  2 medium tomatoes
• Slice the onions into rings.
  1 medium red onion
• Cook the burgers the way you want to, on the barbecue, under the grill (broiler) or on the stove top.

On the barbecue or under the grill

• Lightly oil the top and bottom of the burger and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side for medium, 3-4 for well done.

On the stove top

• Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large frying pan on medium high heat.
  enough olive oil to cook
• Cook the burgers for about 2-3 minutes on each side for medium, 3-4 for well done.

Serving

• The burger can be packed in any order you like.
• My way: lettuce, onion rings, tomatoes, burger, zhug, za'atar yoghurt, cheese.
  4 burger buns of your choice, enough lettuce leaves for 4 buns, 2-4 Tbsp Zhug, 4 cheese slices, 4 Tbsp za'atar yoghurt