Grilled Lamb with Greek Spinach Pita Salad

Name: Grilled Lamb with Greek Spinach Pita Salad
Prep time: 1 h 23 min
Cook time: 1 h 23 min
Total time: 1 h 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 170 grams baby spinach; 1 English cucumber, sliced; 237 milliliters ounces feta cheese, crumbled; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish; 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons honey; 59 milliliters Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 680 grams lamb tenderloin, trimmed of fat; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh oregano leaves; 4 pocketless pita breads; 2 plum tomatoes, sliced; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Grilled Lamb with Greek Spinach Pita Salad requires about 1 hour and 23 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 41g of protein, 98g of fat, and a total of 1214 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an expensive main course. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. A mixture of oregano leaves, pocketless pita breads, wine vinegar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

To marinate the lamb, whisk together 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, the garlic and oregano in a medium baking dish.

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Olive Oil

Oregano

Garlic

Lamb

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Baking Pan

Whisk

Add the lamb and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.

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Lamb

Heat your grill to high.

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Grill

Remove the lamb from the marinade and season with salt and pepper on both sides.

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Salt And Pepper

Marinade

Lamb

Place on the grill and grill until golden brown and slightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the lamb over and continue grilling to medium-rare, 2 to 3 minutes longer.

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Lamb

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Grill

Remove to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

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Aluminum Foil

While the lamb is resting, brush each pita on both sides with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown and slightly crisp, approximately 30 seconds per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Pita

Cooking Oil

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Grill

To make the salad, whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, dill, salt and pepper to taste, and the honey in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the extra-virgin olive oil until emulsified.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice