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Grilled Lamb Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Grilled Lamb Salad

20 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Grilled Lamb Salad

This recipe draws inspiration from gyros, the popular Middle-Eastern street food. Instead of wrapping the lamb and greens in a flatbread, here it is served as a plated salad. Serve with lightly grilled pita triangles alongside.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

678
Calories
47g
Protein
37g
Fat
45g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/4 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp. paprika
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 6 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 1/2 lb. boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch
  • cubes
  • 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 heart of romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
  • 2 cucumbers, peeled and cut into slices 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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