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Middle Eastern Ground Lamb Bowls

Healthy meals great for lunch or dinner
Course Dinner, lunch
Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Ingredients
  

Ground Lamb

  • 1/2 lbs Ground Lamb
  • 1 Onion Diced
  • 4 cloves Garlic diced
  • 1 tsp Mint dried or fresh leaves
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground pepper

Lentil Rice

  • 3 cups Cooked rice (white or brown rice of your choice)
  • 1 cup Cooked lentils

Roasted Eggplant

  • 1 eggplant, diced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Kale Salad

  • 3 cups Kale, washed and chopped
  • 1 Bell pepper, red diced
  • 1 Bell pepper, orange diced
  • 1 Tomato diced
  • 1 cup Cucumber diced
  • 1/4 cup Red onion diced
  • 1/4 cup Curley parsley chopped finely
  • 1 Lemon juiced
  • 1/4 cup Olive oil extra virgin

Toppings of your choice

  • 1 tbsp Hummus
  • 1 tbsp Greek yogurt
  • 3-4 Pickled Turnips
  • 3-4 Olives
  • Dried Mint Sprinkle on top
  • Paprika Sprinkle on top
  • Hot sauce optional

Instructions
 

Ground Lamb

  • In a large pan, cook the ground lamb on med/high heat. Once the meat doesn't show any more pink colour, mix in onion, garlic and mint. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon for 5-7 min until onions become translucent and remove from pan onto a dish (cover to keep warm).

Lentil Rice

  • Combine cooked rice and cooked lentils into a bowl and set aside. If using rice from the previous day, reheat onto a pan and cover to keep warm.

Roasted Eggplant

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • On a large baking sheet, place parchement paper and drizzle olive oil over eggplant. Season with salt pepper and toss eggplant cubes around to assure even coating on all sides.
  • Roast in the oven for 20-25 min (depending on your type of oven). Eggplant is roasted once it's browned and crispy.

Kale Salad

  • In a large bowl, combine kale, peppers, tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley, lemon and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Plating your bowl

  • In your bowl, add a serving of ground lamb, lentil rice, kale salad, side of eggplant and top with your favourite toppings like hummus, yogurt, hot sauce, pickled turnips, olives, paprika and dried mint leaves.
  • Enjoy!