Barbecued lamb with tomato and burghul salad

Recipes / Salads

Take the hassle out of midweek meals with flavoursome barbecue lamb and burghul salad.

Recipe «Barbecued lamb with tomato and burghul salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 cup burghul, 1/2 cup boiling water, 2 tbsp lemon juice, Olive oil cooking spray, 4 lamb leg steaks , 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed, 1 Lebanese cucumber, quartered lengthways, chopped, 2 small tomatoes, roughly chopped , 1/2 small red onion, finely sliced, 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped, 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped, 2 tbsp olive oil.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup burghul 
  • 1/2 cup boiling water 
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice 
  • Olive oil cooking spray 
  • 4 lamb leg steaks 
  • 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, quartered lengthways, chopped 
  • 2 small tomatoes, roughly chopped 
  • 1/2 small red onion, finely sliced 
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped 
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 

Instructions

  1. Combine burghul, boiling water and lemon juice in a large, heatproof bowl. Cover. Stand for 30 minutes or until burghul has softened.
  2. Meanwhile, spray a barbecue plate or chargrill with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook steaks for 3 to 4 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cover. Set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
  3. Add chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, onion, mint, parsley and oil to burghul. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve lamb with burghul mixture.