Grilled Lamb skewers with Vegetable Couscous
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- Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
400g lean lamb cut into 10 cubes1 tsp olive oil2 tsp red wine vinegar2 tsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried1 crushed garlic clove100 g couscous120ml hot chicken stock1 lemon1 ripe tomato, finely chopped4cm piece cucumber, finely diced1 small carrot, finely diced2 spring onions, chopped50g feta, crumbledlarge handful of fresh mint leaves, chopped
1. Preheat the grill to medium. Place the lamb cubes in a bowl, add the oil, vinegar, thyme and garlic and toss until evenly coated. Set aside to marinate for 5 minutes or so.
2. Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and pour over the hot stock and the juice of half the lemon. Cut the remaining lemon half into two wedges.
3. Thread the lamb onto 2 metal skewers. Grill for 8 – 10 minutes turning a couple of times until nicely browned but still a little pink in the centre.
4. Once the couscous has absorbed the liquid, break it up with a fork then stir through the tomato, cucumber, carrot, spring onions, feta and mint.
5. Pile the couscous on to two plates and serve each with a lamb skewer and lemon wedge for squeezing over.
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HILLRUNNER.
2. Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and pour over the hot stock and the juice of half the lemon. Cut the remaining lemon half into two wedges.
3. Thread the lamb onto 2 metal skewers. Grill for 8 – 10 minutes turning a couple of times until nicely browned but still a little pink in the centre.
4. Once the couscous has absorbed the liquid, break it up with a fork then stir through the tomato, cucumber, carrot, spring onions, feta and mint.
5. Pile the couscous on to two plates and serve each with a lamb skewer and lemon wedge for squeezing over.
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HILLRUNNER.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 447.3
- Total Fat: 18.7 g
- Cholesterol: 153.5 mg
- Sodium: 678.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 21.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 53.2 g
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