Lamb Skewers
You will need kebab skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak in water for 30 mins first to prevent them burning
Nutrition: Makes 4 | Carbs: Approx 1-2g per portion
Ingredients:
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 450g good quality lamb mince
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch of fresh coriander leaves (washed and chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed (or equivalent garlic paste)
- 2 red chillies deseeded and chopped (or equivalent chilli paste)
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger (or equivalent ginger paste)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions:
- Mix lemon juice with mince in a large bowl
- Blend the remaining ingredients (except the fresh coriander) to a paste in a food processor. If using garlic, chilli and ginger paste you can mix with a spoon)
- Stir the paste and the fresh coriander into the mince and divide the mixture into four
- With wet hands form the mixture into sausage shapes around skewers, pressing gently all round until a firm shape is formed
- Brush each kebab with a little olive oil and grill under a medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until browned and cooked through. Can also be cooked on BBQ.
Serving suggestion:
Greek salad, yoghurt and cucumber dip, ‘fathead pizza dough’ flatbread