Baked Lamb Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce
These appetizing, juicy baked lamb kebabs with Tzatziki sauce pair well with salads or pita breads.
Servings
3~4
Fry for:
2 min.
Bake for:
15 min.
Good For:
Lunch, Dinner
Introduction
Baked Lamb Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce
One of my favorite meals when traveling through Greece and Turkey was the basic kebab – whether it was served with rice, or stuffed in a pita with cucumbers, or sitting on top of a salad. They’re fun, versatile, quick to make, quick to eat and such a scrumptious street food. Have you ever met someone who doesn’t like a kebab? Nope didn’t think so!
So here’s another lamb recipe this month! Lamb is one of my favorite proteins for its distinctly delicious flavors plus it’s packed with iron (great for prenatal and postpartum diets) and immune-boosting zinc and omega-3 fatty acids.
For this recipe, I collaborated with Mega Meat Mart, an online gourmet meat shop that specializes in gluten-free and organic meat. Their Top Paddock lambs are grass fed and free range, making them one of the healthiest red meats!
Ingredients
LAMB KEBABS
-
Lamb mince, 1 kg.
- Cumin, 1/2 tbsp.
- Cardamon, 1/2 tsp.
- Rosemary, 2 sprigs
- Chili pepper, a dash
- Garlic, 2 cloves
- Salt, 2 tsp.
- Black pepper, 2 tsp.
- Olive oil
TZATZIKI SAUCE
- Cucumber, 1, grated using large holes on grater
- Yogurt, 3 spoonfuls
- Garlic, 2 cloves, grated
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2-3 tsp. to taste
- Dill or fennel
- Spearmint
- Parsley
- Salt
- Honey
Preheat your oven to 220C.
Dice garlic and then add garlic and kebab spices (except the olive oil) to the lamb mince in a mixing bowl.
Mix well together with your hands.
Mould onto skewers. Lamb mince sticks well as it is quite fatty.
Sear with olive oil for 1 min. on each side.
Lay your skewers on a baking pan and bake for 15 min.
Serve immediately with Tzatziki sauce! I ate mine with quinoa and leafy greens.
For the Tzatziki sauce, drain the cucumber first to remove excess liquid, then mix all the ingredients together.
You’ll have to taste as you go, as some people like it sweeter, more sour or saltier.
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