Cumin-Crusted Lamb with Chickpea Salad By Gemma Cranwell

Cumin-crusted lamb with chickpea salad:

4x 150g lamb fillets

2teaspoons cumin seeds

1 tablespoon olive oil

Sea salt and cracked black pepper

2x 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2x Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced

3/4 cup mint leaves

1 quantity yoghurt dressing (ingredients below)

Dressing:

1 cup natural yoghurt

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Sea salt

Place the yoghurt, lemon juice and salt in a bowl and stir to combine.

Place the lamb, cumin, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to coat. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the lamb and cook for 2-3 mins each side or until cooked to your liking. Slice the lamb, divide the lamb, chickpeas, cucumber, mint and spinach among plates. Serve with the yoghurt dressing. 

Serves 4.

WINNING RECIPE!!! BY KATE BANGE

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Ingredients

500g prawns, shelled and de-veined1 red onion
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 tbls ginger roughly chopped
oil
1 tbsp sambal olek
2 chillies chopped
1 tbls ketchap manis
½ cup water
2 tbls corn flour mixed with water, to make a paste
½ cup chopped fresh coriander
¼ cup spring onions chopped

salt 


Method

In a hot pan with some oil, throw in the onions, ginger and garlic to soften it. Now add the red pepper and the prawns. Add the ketchap manis, chilli paste, chillies, season with salt and add a little water to create a sauce.

Once the prawns are almost cooked, add the corn flour paste to thicken up the sauce and add the spring onions and coriander and toss the ingredients together

Lamb & Fetta Patties

Ingredients

• 500g minced lamb
• Danish feta or goats feta
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano (dried works well also)
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoon breadcrumbs (optional)

Method

• In a bowl place precooked onion, lamb, egg, herbs and salt and pepper to taste
• Mix well using your hands
• Make into small patties and put 1/2 teaspoon feta in the middle then pat mince around it
• Fry in pan with a little coconut oil or on the BBQ
• Serve with tzatziki and hummus

ENJOY

Courtney XXX

San Choy Bow

Ingredients

·         160 g of minced chicken or turkey

·         1/2 cup sliced water chestnuts, drained

·         1/2 tablespoon sliced ginger

·         1/2 tablespoon chilli sauce

·         1/2 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce

·         Iceberg lettuce leaves cut carefully into cups

Method

·         Sauté ginger lightly before browning chicken/turkey mince.

·         Add sherry and sauces with water chestnuts and simmer for five minutes.

·         Thin with a little water.

·         Spoon mix into lettuce cups for serving.

·         Accompany with mixed steamed Chinese vegetables.