BBQ Vegetables and Lamb with Tahini Sauce
Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
5 serves per portion
Recipe courtesy of the Country Kitchens team
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 corn cobs, cut into 2cm rounds
- 2 zucchini, cut into 2cm rounds
- 1 red onion, sliced into crescents
- 2 red capsicum, cut into 2cm x 2cm pieces
- 8 lamb loin chops, fat trimmed
- ¼ cup mint, finely chopped
- ¼ cup shallots, finely diced
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar
- Black pepper, to taste
- 4 small whole meal pita bread
Tahini Sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely diced
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
- 1 lemon, juice
- ½ cup tahini, preferably unhulled
- ½ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- ¼ cup water
Method:
- BLEND tahini sauce ingredients to a smooth consistency in a blender and set aside.
- HEAT a BBQ grill or chargrill on high.
- TOSS chopped vegetables in a large bowl with olive oil and black pepper.
- GRILL vegetables for 6-8 minutes or until they are charred and just tender. Remove from heat.
- COOK lamb chops on the grill for 3-4 minutes each side or to your liking.
- ARRANGE vegetables on the base of a serving platter and top with lamb chops.
- MIX mint, shallot, lemon, vinegar, and pepper in a small bowl to create a dressing.
- POUR dressing over vegetables and lamb.
- DRIZZLE the tahini dressing over the vegetables and lamb and garnish with additional min and parsley as desired.
- PLACE the pita bread on the grill for 1 minute on either side to warm and char.
- SERVE vegetable and lamb platter with pita bread.
What's Great About It:
Who doesn’t love a BBQ! This zesty, healthy recipe is easy, quick, and versatile. Easily change the char-grilled vegetables for others you have that are suitable for grilling e.g. eggplant, thinly sliced pumpkin, or broccolini.
