Name: Spicy Lamb Pita
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds lamb leg trimmed and cut into cubes; 3 tsp oregano chopped; 1 1/2 tsp thyme chopped; 3/4 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 tsp pepper; 3 tsp garlic minced; 3/4 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp coriander ground; 1/2 tsp chili flake; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil plus more for cooking; 1 cup greek yogurt; 1/4 cup cucumber peeled and minced; 1 tsp mint chopped; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp pepper; 8 pita, flatbread, or naan; 1/4 red onion shaved; 2 tomatoes chopped; 1/2 cucumber chopped; 1 lemon sliced into wedges; 4-6 spigs mint; 4 cups greens; 8 ounces feta cheese; olive oil as needed for drizzling

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Spicy Lamb Pita

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 30m total

Servings

Calories

21% of a 2,000 cal day

419KCAL

Protein

31g61% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat15g

20%

Saturated6g

30%

Unsaturated9g

—

Total Carbs39g

14%

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch32g

—

Sodium1064mg

46%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

Lamb

1½ lblamb leg — trimmed, cubed
3 tsporegano — chopped
1½ tspthyme — chopped
¾ tsplemon zest
½ tsppepper
3 tspgarlic — minced
¾ tspsmoked paprika
½ tspcoriander ground
½ tspchili flake
1 tspsalt
1½ tbspolive oil

Cucumber Yogurt

1 cupgreek yogurt
¼ cupcucumber — peeled, minced
1 tspmint — chopped
¼ tspsalt
⅛ tsppepper — ground

Lamb Pita

8pita — or flatbread or naan
¼red onion — shaved
2tomatoes — chopped
½cucumber — chopped
1lemon — sliced into wedges
4–6mint — sprigs
4 cupsgreens
8 ozfeta cheese
olive oil — as needed

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Method

1h 30m total

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