Turkish-style lamb
An easy Turkish dinner. Ready in about 28 minutes. Difficulty: easy.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 28 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- EasyDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 4 lamb legs
Fresh & other
- Bunch mint Shopping tip: Fresh mint leaves.
- 11 oz yogurt
- 4 pita bread
- ½ iceberg lettuce
- 1 red onion
- 1 lemon
Spices & seasonings (2): seasoning, dried oregano
- 2 tsp seasoning
- 1 tsp dried oregano
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat grill to high.
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Season the lamb.
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Grill for 2 mins on every side until browned, but still very rare.
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While that cooks, mix the half of the mint, oregano and seasoning in one of your tubs of yogurt, smother this over your lamb.
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Return to your grill for another 2-3 mins till your yogurt is blistered plus the meat is cooked to your liking.
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Leave your meat to rest on board for some mins while you toast the pittas.
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Shred your lettuce and thinly slice the red onion.
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Mix the rest of the mint in the second tub of yogurt.
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Thickly slice the meat and stuff in your pitta bread using the salad and minted yogurt, squeeze.
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Do it over lemon juice before tucking.
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Do it in, if you like.
On the side: Steamed vegetables
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Steam or microwave the frozen vegetables as the bag says. Season with salt and a little butter.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.