Arabic Spiced Lamb, Roasted Baby Beets, Sweet Potato & Persian Fetta Salad Recipe

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Sweet Potato & Persian Fetta Salad Recipe

Arabic Spiced Lamb, Roasted Baby Beets, Sweet Potato & Persian Fetta Salad Recipe
Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

Lamb & Spice

4 lamb loin fillet
4 Cardamom pods
2 Cloves
½ cinnamon quill
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 teaspoon Coriander
2 teaspoons Garlic
Sea Salt & freshly ground black pepper
Lime 1
Dash of Olive Oil
3 teaspoons Pistachios

Spiced Yoghurt:

2 tablespoons Yoghurt
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon fresh Coriander chopped
sea salt
brown sugar
garam masala

Salad:

200 g beetroot
Olive Oil thyme & garlic for roasting
250 g Sweet potatoes
1 Red Onion
350 g sugar snap peas
100 g Persian Feta cheese
10 Young basil leaves
Rocket leaves
Raspberry vincotto

Method:

Lamb & Spice

1. Pound all spices in a mortar & pestle & remove cardamom husks.
2. Add rest of ingredients and pound to chunky constancy.
3. Rub all over lamb and marinate for at least 1 hr.
4. Seal lamb in pan and finish cooking in hot oven till just cooked medium –rare, approx 8 to10 mins.
5. Let it rest for a few minutes then slice and serve on top of salad

Spiced Yoghurt:

1. Combine the ingredients for the spiced yoghurt and set aside until required

Salad:

1. Boil beetroot until just cooked, the skin should be is easily removed with fingers.
2. Drain and chop into fork size cubes.
3. Roast sweet potato & onion in oil, thyme & garlic
4. Blanch sugar snap peas and refresh in cold water & drain
5. Mix all cooked vegetables together with basil and crumbled Persian fetta.
6. Toss rocket in vincotto and place on plate, top with salad, sliced lamb and a dollop of spiced yoghurt

Recipe by Anna Gare from The Best In Australia

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