30 – Minute meals - recipes (Turkish lamb)

 

Turkish lamb with spinach and pine nuts

 

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup (80g) pine nuts

750g minced lamb

2 large brown onions (400g), chopped finely

2 cloves garlic, crushed

4 Birdseye chilies, seeded, chopped finely

1tablespoon ground coriander

1 tablespoon ground cumin

500g spinach trimmed, chopped coarsely

¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves

4 large pitta breads

300ml yogurt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

 

Heat half of the oil in large frying pan; cook pine nuts, stirring, until browned lightly. Drain on absorbent paper.

Cook lamb in same pan, in batches, until browned.

Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook onion, garlic, chilly, coriander and cumin until onion is browned lightly. Return lamb to pan with nuts, spinach and mint; cook, stirring, until spinach is just wilted.

Divide lamb mixture among pitta; serve with combined yogurt and juice.

SERVES: 4

FAT: 3431KJ