Barbecued lamb lollipops with spiked hummous & nuts
This is perfect summer food when you've got a few mates round – just pile it all on a board in the middle of the table and dig in! It's good fun food and your mates will be blown away by the combination of lemony hummus, spicy harissa and crunchy nuts. This really is summer eating at its best – just don't forget to serve up a few ice-cold beers on the side!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 12 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Harissa | not in our table | 0 |
| Mixed Nuts | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad | 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
- 12 quality lamb chops, French-trimmed
- 1 small bunch fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- 400 g hummous
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons harissa paste
- 1 handful mixed nuts and seeds, toasted
- 3 handfuls mixed salad leaves, washed and spun-dry
- extra virgin olive oil