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Lamb and Salad Pittas

The sumac adds a lovely tangy lemony favour. If you don’t have sumac you can use lemon zest.
4 people
20 min
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Nutrition per serving
  • kcal
    549kcal
  • protein
    29g
  • total fat
    28g
  • saturates
    10g
  • iron
    3.7mg
  • carbs
    47g

Ingredients

  • 400g lean minced lamb
  • 1 tablesp. rapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (reserve ½ for the dressing)
  • 2½ cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated (reserve ½ for dressing)
  • 1 red chilli, sliced, deseeded if you wish
  • 200mls pasatta
  • 1 teasp. runny honey
  • 1 teasp. ground cumin
  • 1 teasp. sumac
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Dressing

  • 1 teasp. soy sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tablesp. sesame oil
  • ½ teasp. cumin
  • 1 teasp. sumac

Salad

  • 1 large carrot, thinly sliced/grated
  • ½ cucumber, deseeded and thinly sliced into lengths
  • 4 scallions, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • Handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped
  • Handful mint leaves, roughly chopped

To Serve

  • 1 little gem lettuce
  • 4 pitta pockets, natural/Greek style yogurt, sumac

 

Lamb Pittas
  • 400g lean minced lamb
  • 1 tablesp. rapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (reserve ½ for the dressing)
  • 2½ cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated (reserve ½ for dressing)
  • 1 red chilli, sliced, deseeded if you wish
  • 200mls pasatta
  • 1 teasp. runny honey
  • 1 teasp. ground cumin
  • 1 teasp. sumac
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Salad and Dressing

Dressing

  • 1 teasp. soy sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tablesp. sesame oil
  • ½ teasp. cumin
  • 1 teasp. sumac

Salad

  • 1 large carrot, thinly sliced/grated
  • ½ cucumber, deseeded and thinly sliced into lengths
  • 4 scallions, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • Handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped
  • Handful mint leaves, roughly chopped

To Serve

  • 1 little gem lettuce
  • 4 pitta pockets, natural/Greek style yogurt, sumac

 

Method

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To cook the mince:  Heat 1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil into the frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add the mince, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon.  Cook for 5-6 minutes until browned. 

Then add half the garlic, half the ginger, chilli, pasatta and honey. Season with the cumin, sumac and salt and black pepper. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.

To make the dressing: Combine the remaining garlic and ginger in a bowl along with the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, cumin and sumac.

To make the salad: Mix all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and stir through the dressing.

To serve:  Toast the pitta bread.  Cut across the middle.  Make a pocket and then add a little lettuce and salad to each half of the pitta, top with the mince mixture.  Drizzle over some yogurt and sprinkle with a little sumac.

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Method

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To cook the mince:  Heat 1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil into the frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add the mince, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon.  Cook for 5-6 minutes until browned. 

Then add half the garlic, half the ginger, chilli, pasatta and honey. Season with the cumin, sumac and salt and black pepper. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.

To make the dressing: Combine the remaining garlic and ginger in a bowl along with the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, cumin and sumac.

To make the salad: Mix all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and stir through the dressing.

To serve:  Toast the pitta bread.  Cut across the middle.  Make a pocket and then add a little lettuce and salad to each half of the pitta, top with the mince mixture.  Drizzle over some yogurt and sprinkle with a little sumac.

Lamb and Salad Pittas

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