Middle Eastern Lamb Mince

bowl of lamb mince with flatbread and salad

5 from 1 vote

A delicious 30-minute one-pan meal of spiced lamb mince mixed with juicy pomegranate seeds and crunchy pine nuts served on warm flatbread with a crunchy green salad.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Servings:

Calories: 594kcal

Author: Helen

Ingredients

Salad

200 g spinach washed and roughly chopped
1 cucumber deseeded and chopped into small cubes
10 radishes thinly sliced

Dressing

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp molasses or honey
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 lemon juice

Lamb mince:

2 tbsp pine nuts
1 tbsp cooking oil groundnut, sunflower or olive oil
1 white onion finely chopped
1-2 green chilies finely chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
400 g lamb mince
2 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp beef stock powder
½ tbsp molasses or honey
1 pinch sea or kosher salt
2 tbsp fresh mint
2 tbsp fresh coriander
2 tbsp fresh parsley
4 tbsp pomegranate seeds

To Serve

4 Flatbreads
Tzatziki optional

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Mix the chopped spinach, cucumber and radishes in a salad bowl and combine the dressing ingredients in a salad dressing shaker or mug and set aside.
Place a frying pan on a medium to high heat and toast the pine nuts and set them aside.
Add oil to the pan and fry the onions with the green chili on a medium heat until soft.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
Increase the heat, add the lamb mince and cook until brown.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the ground allspice, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, crushed beef stock cube and molasses or honey and continue to cook for a further few minutes to allow the seasoning to infuse.
When the lamb mince is cooked taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Add a little salt to taste if required.
Turn off the heat and stir in the mint, coriander and parsley, pomegranate seeds and toasted pine nuts.
Warm the flatbreads under the grill according to packet instructions, toss the salad with the dressing and serve with the lamb mince and tzatziki (optional).

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