Lamb with olives, spiced cauliflower and potatoes

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Tasty lamb with olives and spiced cauliflower is a quick and easy recipe for two to make at the end of a long day.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

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½ cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 (300g) Agria potatoes, diced in 2cm cubes
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
pinch salt
spray oil
2 carrots, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic chives
250g lamb mince
½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock (or miso, made with 1 teaspoon miso paste to ½ cup water)
12 pitted kalamata olives
½ teaspoon chilli flakes (or to taste)
2 cups rocketarugulaX leaves
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon lemon-infused or plain olive oil, to serve
2 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley, to serve

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 200°C. Place cauliflower and potatoes in a baking paper-lined baking dish, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the cumin, 1 teaspoon of the paprika, and salt. Spray with oil and roast for 30 minutes, until tender and browned.
Meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with oil and place over a medium heat. Add carrots, garlic, garlic chives, remaining cumin, and remaining paprika and cook for 5 minutes. Add lamb mince and cook until browned, stirring to break up mince. Add stock or miso and 1/2 cup of water and cook for another 5-8 minutes, until liquid is absorbed.
Add olives, chilli flakes, rocket, lemon zest and juice and mix until rocket wilts. Serve lamb with cauliflower and potatoes, drizzled with olive oil and yoghurt, if using, and garnished with parsley.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check ground spices and stock (or miso) are gluten free.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 571 cal

Kilojoules 2390 kJ

Protein 44 g

Total fat 21 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 18 g

Dietary fibre 13 g

Sodium 800 mg

Calcium 290 mg

Iron 7 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.