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Lamb Tacos with Avocado, Feta and Pomegranate
Mexico meets Morocco with these delicious Lamb Tacos with Avocado, Feta and Pomegranate. Ready in just 20 minutes, they are perfect for a quick and easy midweek meal or enjoy them as part of a Mexican fiesta. Perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 647 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Fusion , Mexican , Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 16 soft taco wraps / mini tortillas (or 8 standard tortilla wraps)
- 3 limes
- 2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (or to taste)
- salt and pepper
- 4 lamb leg steaks roughly 100g/3½oz each
- 2 avocados skins and stones removed
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander chopped finely (plus extra for garnish)
- 100 g feta cheese crumbled
- seeds from 1 small pomegranate (or 100g pomegranate seeds)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven on to 180C / 160C fan/ gas mark 4 / 350F.
- Wrap the tacos up in a piece of tin foil to make a sealed parcel.
- In a large bowl, mix together the juice of one of the limes, plus the oil, cumin, paprika, chilli and a little salt and pepper.
- Place the lamb leg steaks in the marinade and turn to evenly coat. (If you have time you can leave the lamb in the marinade for up to 2 hours for extra flavour, but this is optional.)
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan or griddle pan until smoking hot and cook the lamb leg steaks for 1 minute on each side, then turn down the heat to low and cook for a further 2 minutes on each side for medium or 3 minutes on each side for well done.
- Remove the lamb from the pan and lay on a board to rest for 5 minutes.
- Now place the foil wrapped tacos in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Next, make the guacamole. Simply mash the avocado, add the juice of 1 lime, 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander and a pinch of salt and stir to combine.
- Chop the remaining lime up into quarters.
- When the lamb has rested for 5 minutes, cut the lamb up into bitesize pieces.
- EITHER serve all the different components (tacos, lamb, guacamole, feta, pomegranate seeds, extra coriander, lime quarters) separately in bowls on the table for everyone to make up their own tacos.
- OR spread each taco with a little guacamole, then top with lamb, feta, pomegranate seeds and coriander. Squeeze over a little lime juice and enjoy.
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Notes
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
Calories
647kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
775mg
(32%)
Potassium
1039mg
(30%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
945IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
27.2mg
(30%)
Calcium
234mg
(23%)
Iron
5.8mg
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 647
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 647kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 775mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 1039mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 945IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 27.2mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 234mg | 23% |
| Iron | 5.8mg | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.