Smash salad with crispy lamb
Crispy lamb meets creamy feta in this summer smash salad
Serves
4
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
This Kiwi-style smash salad takes all the crunch, colour and chaos of the internet trend and gives it a New Zealand twist. Crispy spiced lamb mince, smashed cucumbers, and a cloud of creamy whipped feta for a meals that’s fresh, fast, and just the right amount of messy. A drizzle of hot honey ties everything together with a sweet, spicy hit that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more scoop.”
Perfect for BBQ nights, easy dinners or when you want to impress without trying too hard. Grab some pita, smash those cucumbers and get ready to make some noise, this one’s a summer show-stealer.
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ShareIngredients
400g Quality Mark lamb mince
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp honey
pepper
to taste2 telegraph cucumbers
cut into chunks250g cherry tomatoes
halved½ red onion
finely sliced½ cup fresh herbsi
chopped½ cup olives
pitted and roughly chopped150g feta cheese
½ cup Greek style yoghurt
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil
Hot honey
4 pita pockets
cut into triangles
Method
Blend feta, yoghurt, lemon juice and olive oil until smooth. Spread thickly over the base of a large serving platter.
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add lamb mince, cumin, paprika, honey and pepper.
Cook, breaking it up until dark, crunchy bits form. Set aside to cool slightly.
On a board, lightly smash cucumber chunks with the side of a knife, or a rolling pin. You want to hit them just enough to crack them open, not split all over the kitchen.
Toss smashed cucumber, tomatoes, onion, herbs and olives with a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
Pile the salad over the whipped feta, scatter over the crispy lamb crumbs, and drizzle with chilli oil or hot honey.
Serve immediately with pita triangles for scooping.
