Lamb and French puy lentil salad with flatbread
High protein lamb salad
Serves
3 - 4
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
A Middle Eastern-inspired light and zingy main meal or lunch. This simple yet satisfying salad recipe sees tender lamb loin fillets served alongside filling puy lentils, a sharp pomegranate vinaigrette, and tangy greek Yoghurt. Serve with warm grilled flatbreads and you're onto a winner. Delicious!
This recipe is courtesy of www.silverfernfarms.com
A Middle Eastern-inspired light and zingy main meal or lunch. This simple yet satisfying salad recipe sees tender lamb loin fillets served alongside filling puy lentils, a sharp pomegranate vinaigrette, and tangy greek Yoghurt. Serve with warm grilled flatbreads and you're onto a winner. Delicious!
Ingredients
1 pack (340g) Quality Mark Lamb Loin Filleti
A sprig flat-leaf parsley
fresh and torn10-12 leaves mint leaves
½ small red onion
thinly slicedA handful baby spinach leaves
A handful salad greens
mixed leaves2-3 Tbsp pomegranate arils
2 Lebanese flatbreads
wholemealsea salt
to serveblack pepper
to serveground sumaci
to serve
300g French puy lentils
water
2 garlic cloves
unpeeleda small piece carrots
stem parsley
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
3 Tbsp soy saucei
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
honeyi
to drizzle1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup Greek style yoghurt
half garlic clove
crushed1 tsp lemon juice
Method
Prepare the Greek Yoghurt first. In a small bowl, stir together the yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Check seasoning and add more lemon juice or salt as needed, then store in refrigerator until required.
Rinse the lentils well. Add to a pot with enough water to cover completely, also adding the two garlic cloves, parsley root and piece of carrot for sweetness and flavour. Simmer over medium heat until the lentils are al dente – around 18-20 mins.
Drain, remove the parsley, carrot, set the garlic aside, and dress lentils with ¼ cup olive oil, sesame oil, red wine vinegar, soy sauce and salt and pepper whilst still warm.
Stir to combine and set aside to cool. Check seasoning prior to serving, you may need a little more salt or some sourness from an extra dash of vinegar.
Remove the Silver Fern Farms Lamb Rumps from the pack and allow meat to bloom (come to room temperature) for 10 minutes.
Cook in a grill pan or BBQ on medium-high for 3-4 mins on each side for medium-rare.
Transfer to a plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 mins. While the Lamb Loin Fillets are resting, on the same pan or BBQ grill, toast the flatbreads to char them slightly on each side.
Squeeze the flesh from the cooked garlic cloves and in a small bowl whisk together with the mustard, pomegranate molasses, honey, olive oil and vinegar. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
Just before serving, sprinkle the Greek yogurt with sumac and drizzle with a little olive oil. Toss together the lentils with the salad leaves, mint, parsley and red onion.
Assemble on a plate and sprinkle with pomegranate arils. Slice the Lamb Loin Fillets across the grain and place on the top, drizzle with a little of the vinaigrette.
Serve with the warm grilled flatbreads.
Nutrition Information per Serving (391g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves. To lower sodium use a reduced salt soy sauce.