Skewered Lamb with Almond-Mint Pesto

Name: Skewered Lamb with Almond-Mint Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 26
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters chopped fresh basil leaves; 296 milliliters chopped fresh mint leaves; 1 large garlic clove; 907 grams boneless leg of lamb, excess fat trimmed, meat cut into 4x1x1/4-inch strips; 26 servings Olive oil; 21 grams 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about; 28 grams 1/4 cup slivered almonds (about

Skewered Lamb with Almond-Mint Pesto is a gluten free and primal recipe with 26 servings. One serving contains 163 calories, 5g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of basil leaves, slivered almonds, garlic clove, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Finely chop almonds, cheese and garlic in processor.

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Almonds

Cheese

Garlic

Add 1/3 cup oil and process to form paste.

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Cooking Oil

Add mint and basil and process until well blended and smooth.

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Basil

Mint

Mix in more oil if necessary to loosen mixture. Season pesto with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pesto

Cooking Oil

Thread 1 strip of lamb onto each skewer. Arrange in single layer on baking sheet. Lightly brush lamb with oil.

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Lamb

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Skewers

Sprinkle with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Top pesto with 1/4-inch-thick layer of olive oil. Cover pesto and lamb separately and refrigerate. Spoon off oil from top of pesto before serving.) Preheat broiler. Broil lamb just until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil