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Shoulder of Lamb with Tabouli

Serves:
4-6
If you love Lebanese-style food, try this. Eat in pita bread like a wrap or enjoy mezze style: all laid on the table.

Ingredients

1.2 kg shoulder of lamb, deboned
4 cloves garlic
2 sprigs rosemary
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup cracked wheat (burghul)
1 bunch flat leaf parsley
½ bunch mint
1 Lebanese cucumber
1 red onion
2 lemons
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup Greek- style yoghurt
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
White wine vinegar
8-12 pita bread rounds

Method

1. Take lamb out of fridge an hour before cooking. Trim excess fat. Make small incisions with a sharp knife and stuff with slithers of garlic and rosemary.

2. Preheat oven to 260°C. Rub lamb with salt and pepper and 2 tbsp olive oil. Roast for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 180°C and roast for 30 minutes. Remove, cover with foil and rest for 20 minutes before slicing as thinly as possible.

3. Meanwhile, put cracked wheat in a small bowl and cover with boiling water for 30 minutes. Finely dice onion and cucumber. Add to large bowl with chopped parsley and mint. Stir through cracked wheat, season and dress with juice of 1 lemon and oil. Set aside.

4. Mix yoghurt with garlic, juice of ½ lemon, salt and pepper. In a separate bowl toss halved tomatoes with oil, a splash of vinegar, salt and pepper.

5. Lightly grill or toast bread and serve with tabouli, tomatoes and garlic yoghurt.

Notes

Tip of the week:

Mezze is a selection of small dishes, hot or cold, spicy or savoury. Common mezze dishes are hummus, babaghanoush, fried cauliflower or marinated olives.

Source:
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Author:
Stylist:
ANNETTE FORREST
Photographer:
BEN DEARNLEY
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