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Lamb Tahini Beetroot Dressing
This is an easy dish to pull together. It makes a great weeknight meal. Lamb steaks are lean and tender. These cup measurements are generic and suit both metric and imperial
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
To prepare for the BBQ
- 500 gm Lamb leg steak (fillet, beef or chicken)
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 tespoons sesame seeds save these until the meat is cooked
- 40 ml olive oil 2 Tablespoons
- 5 gm salt and pepper
:Tabouli"
- 150 gm fregola sarda quinoa or couscous cooked
- 100 gm zucchini grated
- 1/2 cup parsley small bunch ( flat leaf- 1 chopped flat leaf- not too fine)
- 1/2 cup mint leaves chopped not to fine
- 1/2 bunch chives chopped chives (1/4 cup0
- 1 small tomato diced 1/2 cup
- 40 ml lemon juice 2 Tablespoons
- 40 ml olive oil 2 Tablespoons
- salt
Beetroot Tahini dressing
- 100 gm beetroot sliced cooked drained beetroot or approx 1/2 cup
- 1/3 cup Tahini
- 80 ml olive oil
- 80 ml water
- 1 clove garlic 1/4crushed
- 20 ml lemon juice approx 1/2 lemon
- Optional : Pinenuts for sprinkling 2 Tablespoons
Instructions
- Put the meat into a bowl and cover with the cumin, oil (40 ml) and seasoning and leave to marinate.
- Mix the tabouli ingredients together in a bowl and stir well. Taste for seasoning and dressing . The salad will leach a bit of juice when it sits. Set aside
- Make the dressing by adding all of the ingredients into the blender bowl and blend till smooth. Season with salt to taste
- Grill the meat on the bbq or a grill pan on high. Caramelize on 1 side before turning. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Once the other side is done repeat by sprinkling more sesame seeds. Take off the heat and rest
- Serve with the tabouli and a big spoon of the dressing , with extra dressing on the side ( do not dress the salad with the beetroot Tahini). Sprinkle with pinenuts if using
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