Fattoush salad
Fattoush is a classic Middle Eastern salad which makes a crunchy light side dish or great lunchbox filler- it's sprinkled with sumac, mint and parsley
Spiced lamb with bulgur & tahini dressing
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2
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- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil
- 2 onionshalved and thinly sliced
- 3 garlic clovescrushed
- 1 red chillideseeded and finely chopped
- 100g bulgur wheat
- 1 tbsp tahini paste
- juice 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp Greek-style yogurt
- 2 tsp cumin seed
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 200g lamb mince
- 100g cherry tomatoquartered
- 2 spring onionsfinely sliced
- small bunch flat-leaf parsleychopped
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal646
- fat36g
- saturates10g
- carbs51g
- sugars10g
- fibre5g
- protein30g
- salt0.3g
Method
step 1
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan. Tip in the onions and cook for 15 mins until caramelised – 5 mins from the end, add 2 cloves of the garlic and the chilli. Remove from the pan and set side.
step 2
Cook the bulgur wheat following pack instructions, then drain thoroughly. Mix the tahini, 1 tbsp of the lemon juice, the remaining garlic, yogurt and seasoning together, and thin with 1-2 tbsp of water.
step 3
In the onion pan, heat the remaining oil. Add the cumin seeds and coriander and fry for a min. Add the mince and fry for 5 mins until cooked through. Tip in the onion mix and heat through.
step 4
Stir the tomatoes, spring onions, parsley, remaining lemon juice and seasoning into the bulgur wheat, then spread it out on a serving dish. Top with the lamb mince and a drizzle of yogurt dressing.
