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Middle Eastern Ground Lamb Bowls

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

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

Method
 

Ground Lamb
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. Enjoy!