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Spiced lamb with chickpea mash and courgette salad

This is a great dairy-free and high-fibre recipe that provides you with a good source of protein and 3½ serves of fresh seasonal veg.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • olive spray oil
  • 4 x 125g lamb leg steaks, fat trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 x 400g cans no-added-salt chickpeas, rinsed, drained
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 150g sugar snap peas, trimmed (or snow peas or beans)
  • 4 medium courgettes, trimmed
  • 1 roasted red capsicum, thinly sliced (see tip)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a small bowl combine chilli flakes, dried oregano and cumin. Sprinkle spice mixture evenly over lamb. Spray a large grill pan or non-stick frying pan with oil and place over medium-high heat. Cook lamb for 2 minutes each side (for medium), or until cooked to your liking. Transfer lamb to a plate, cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 3–4 minutes.

    2 Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Gently cook onion for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic and lemon zest and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, or until fragrant. Add chickpeas and water and simmer for 3–4 minutes, or until heated through. Transfer to a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth. Return chickpea mash to saucepan, cover and keep warm.

    3 Steam, boil or microwave sugar snaps for 2 minutes, or until just tender. Refresh under cold running water and drain well. Cut long ribbons from courgettes with a vegetable peeler. Place courgette, sugar snaps and capsicum in a large salad bowl with remaining oil and lemon juice. Gently toss to combine.

    4 Divide chickpea mash among 4 serving plates. Top with lamb steaks and serve with courgette salad.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check cumin is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    To roast capsicum, deseed and place skin-side up under a hot grill, turning occasionally, until skin blackens. Place in a bowl, covered with cling wrap, to cool. Peel skins and discard.

    This recipe is part of our five-night cooking plan that uses just 10 ingredients to make five easy recipes.

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