Lamb Salad With Cucumber And Mint Recipes

GREEK LAMB SALAD WITH TZATZIKI

Steps:

• Mix the tzatziki ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside in the refrigerator, covered, until required.
• Combine all of the marinade ingredients in a bowl and add the lamb. Stir until the lamb is completely covered and then cover and refrigerate. Allowing the lamb to marinate for 2+ hours or overnight is ideal, but otherwise let it sit for as long as possible while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Add all of the chopped salad ingredients into a bowl and toss with the lemon juice and olive oil.
• Heat a large frying pan (or use your BBQ for less dishes) with a little extra olive oil. Cook the lamb over a medium high heat until cooked, but still pink in the middle. Allow to rest for 3-5 minutes.
• Spread the salad over a large platter or individual plates. Top with the lamb pieces, a drizzle of tzatziki and pieces of crumbled feta. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

INDIAN SPICED LAMB CHOPS WITH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• To make the cucumber salad, Slice the cucumber and onion thinly and add to a medium bowl.
• Dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice/vinegar and add the salt and pepper. Pour over the cucumber and onion and allow to marinate for 10-15 minutes before serving.
• Combine all the spices, garlic, ginger and olive oil in a small bowl and set aside.
• Rub the spice mixture into the lamb chops and repeat on the over side.
• Pan-fry/grill the lamb chops in a pre-heated pan/grill. You can also cook the lamb in the oven or on an outdoor grill/braai.
• Cook your lamb chops for 3-4 minutes per side and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

LAMB SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND MINT

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt and chilies in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
• Use a peeler to scrape the carrot into 2-inch thin strips. Cut the strips lengthwise to make a fine julienne. Place the carrots in a bowl with the cucumber, jicama, sprouts, lemon grass, cilantro and half of the mint. Toss and set aside.
• Heat a medium-size nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb, cook until medium-rare, 30 seconds per side. Cut across grain into thin slices. Season with salt.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and use your hand to squeeze the dressing into the salad. Mix in the nam pla. Divide among 2 or 4 plates, creating a tall mound. Top with the remaining mint. Drape the lamb over the salad and serve.

FETA LAMB BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER-TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• To prepare burgers: In a large bowl, combine lamb, feta, mint and salt and pepper to taste. Divide evenly into four balls. Flatten each ball into a patty no more than 3/4 of an inch thick.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat enough oil to just coat the bottom.
• Place burgers in hot skillet; cook about 10 minutes, reducing the heat if the burgers seem to be browning too quickly. After 10 minutes, turn the burgers and continue to cook, adjusting the heat as needed to ensure they are cooked all the way through, about 10 more minutes.
• To prepare salad: While burgers are cooking, combine tomatoes, cucumber, mint, vinegar, oil and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• To serve, place burgers on individual plates; spoon tomato-cucumber salad over each one.

LAMB RACK WITH CUCUMBER YOGURT

Steps:

• Cucumber Yogurt
• Line a colander with a quadruple layer of cheesecloth and pour the yogurt into the cheesecloth. suspend over a large bowl and refrigerate for 48 hours, allowing the moisture to drain from the yogurt.
• Peel and grate the cucumbers on a box grater. season with 1 teaspoon of salt and hang in a quadruple layer of cheese-cloth to drain excess moisture, about 1 hour. Measure 1 cup of the drained yogurt and reserve the rest for another use. Combine the cup of yogurt and the drained cucumbers in a medium bowl. stir in the lemon juice and olive oil. Grate the garlic on a Microplane grater into the mixture and fold in the chopped dill. Mix well and season with salt to taste.
• Roasted Lamb Rack
• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. season the lamb rack generously with salt. place the rack in the skillet fat side down and sear over high heat until browned, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Turn and sear the bottom for 1 minute. Turn the rack back onto the fat side and add the butter, thyme, and garlic. Baste the rack with the butter for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the lamb rack fat side up to a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Turn the lamb rack over, baste with butter, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes. remove the lamb rack from the oven, turn it back over, and baste once more. roast in the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 130° to 135°F. Let the lamb rack rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. serve with the cucumber yogurt and heirloom tomatoes.

LAMB WITH CUCUMBER-MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Combine Chili Powder, Salt, and Pepper. Rub on the Lamb Chops.
• Place Lamb Chops in the Broiler and cook until desired doneness (145 degrees = medium). This should take about 6-8 minutes.
• Combine Cucumbers, Onion, Avocado, mint, vinegar, and oil. Season with Salt and Pepper.
• Serve Salad and Lamb Chop together.

MINT AND FETA LAMB BURGERS WITH CUCUMBER-TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1 For the burgers: In a large bowl, combine the lamb, feta, mint and salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Divide the mixture evenly into four balls
• 3 Form each ball into a patty no more than 3/4 inch thick
• 4 In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat enough of the oil to just coat the bottom
• 5 Place the burgers in the heated skillet and cook for about 10 minutes
• 6 It may be necessary to turn down the heat if the burgers seem to be browning too quickly
• 7 After 10 minutes, turn the burgers over and continue to cook, adjusting the heat as needed to ensure they are cooked all the way through, about 10 more minutes
• 8 For the salad: While the burgers are cooking, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, mint, vinegar, oil and salt and pepper to taste
• 9 Set aside
• 10 To serve: Place burgers on individual plates and spoon the tomato-cucumber salad over each one, dividing the salad evenly among the plates