Double Duty Lunch Lamb Pitas With Tomato, Scallions, And Mint Yogurt Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
| Pita breads | 4 | |
| Roast leg of lamb - 1 pound, leftover | ||
| Chicken broth | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Extra-virgin olive oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Plum tomatoes | 3 | |
| Scallions | 4 | |
| Ground black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Plain yogurt | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eyeball | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Coriander - (1/3 palmful) 1/2 teaspoon ground | ||
| Mint | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Set oven to lowest.
MAKING
2. In a foil wrap pitas and place them in a warm oven.
3. Make thin slices out of the cooked lamb and keep aside.
4. In a small skillet over moderate heat bring the chicken stock to a boil, reduce the heat to low and add the sliced lamb to reheat while keeping it moist.
5. To a second skillet over moderate heat, heat through oil, diced tomatoes and scallions for about 2 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
6. To make the dressing, in a bowl combine yogurt with cumin, coriander, and mint.
7. Then remove the pitas from oven and arrange on serving dish.
8. With tongs remove meat from warm broth shaking off excess.
SERVING
9. To serve down the center of each pita arrange a few slices of lamb and top with a few spoonfuls each of tomatoes and scallions and the yogurt dressing.
1. Set oven to lowest.
MAKING
2. In a foil wrap pitas and place them in a warm oven.
3. Make thin slices out of the cooked lamb and keep aside.
4. In a small skillet over moderate heat bring the chicken stock to a boil, reduce the heat to low and add the sliced lamb to reheat while keeping it moist.
5. To a second skillet over moderate heat, heat through oil, diced tomatoes and scallions for about 2 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
6. To make the dressing, in a bowl combine yogurt with cumin, coriander, and mint.
7. Then remove the pitas from oven and arrange on serving dish.
8. With tongs remove meat from warm broth shaking off excess.
SERVING
9. To serve down the center of each pita arrange a few slices of lamb and top with a few spoonfuls each of tomatoes and scallions and the yogurt dressing.
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