Name: Lamb Fattoush Recipe
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 32 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 pitas; 1½ lb butterflied leg of lamb; 1 cup olive oil; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; 5 tbsp lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic; 1 lb tomatoes; 1 cucumber; 1 green bell pepper; 6 Scallions; 1 small red onion; ½ cup fresh mint; ¼ cup flat leaf parsley

How To Make Lamb Fattoush

Lamb fattoush upgrades a traditional Lebanese salad dish of tomatoes and mixed greens by adding in a leg of lamb. It also has cucumber and toasted pita.

Preparation: 8 minutes

Cooking: 32 minutes

Rest Time: 10 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3pitas
1½lbbutterflied leg of lamb
1cupolive oil,(plus 1 tbsp)
1tspsalt
½tspfresh ground black pepper
5tbsplemon juice,(from about 2 lemons)
3clovesgarlic
1lbtomatoes,(about 2 large)
1cucumber
1green bell pepper
6scallions,(including green tops)
1small red onion
½cupfresh mint,chopped
¼cupflat leaf parsley,chopped

Instructions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Put the pitas in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 12 minutes until brown. Let cool.
Light a grill or heat the broiler. Coat the lamb with the 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper.
Grill over moderate heat for 10 minutes.
Turn and cook about 10 minutes longer for medium rare, or until done according to desired doneness.
Alternatively, broil the meat, 6 inches from the heat if possible, for the same amount of time.
Transfer the lamb to a carving board and let rest for 10 minutes.
Carve into thin slices against the grain.
Meanwhile, in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, and some salt and black pepper.
Add the ⅓ cup oil slowly, while whisking.
Add the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, scallions, onion, mint, parsley, and pitas.
Serve topped with the lamb.