Warm Lamb Salad with Pomegranate

Name: Warm Lamb Salad with Pomegranate
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 heads arugula or watercress; 6 servings Coarse sea salt; 3 Tbsps crumbled feta cheese (optional); 1 handful Small of chopped fresh mint; 6 garlic cloves; 2 Tbsps pomegranate molasses or POM juice (optional); 2 kilograms boneless lamb shoulder, cleaned and tied; 473 milliliters chicken stock (preferably homemade), or half lamb and half chicken stock; 2 Tbsps pine nuts, toasted (optional); 6 servings Pita bread, warmed, for serving; 1 pomegranate; 4 shallots, unpeeled, halved

Warm Lamb Salad with Pomegranate might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 580 calories, 57g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have shallots, garlic cloves, mint, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the coarse sea salt you could follow this main course with the Chocolate-Almond Bark with Sea Salt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

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Heat a large ovenproof pot over medium heat.

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Add the lamb and brown ion all sides, 6 to 8 minutes total.

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Lamb

Transfer the lamb to a platter.

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Lamb

Add the shallots and garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, until they are soft and golden brown, about 4 minutes.

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Shallot

Garlic

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Add a pinch of salt to the pot, then pour in the stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Return the lamb to the pot, cover, and transfer to the oven.

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Salt

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Roast the lamb for about 5 hours, until the lamb is literally falling apart. Take the lamb out of the oven and let it cool in the pot.

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Lamb

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About an hour before you want to eat, take the lamb out of the pot.

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Cut and remove the twine.

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Remove as much of the fat as possible and shred the meat into uniform pieces with two forks.

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Put the arugula on a platter and put the shredded lamb on top.

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Sprinkle with sea salt and the chopped mint.

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Mint

Cut the pomegranate in half. Hold one pomegranate half above the plate and hit the back of it with a wooden spoon to knock out the seeds.

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Pomegranate

Seeds

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Take the other half of the pomegranate and squeeze its juice over the salad. If you want a juicier, stronger, fruitier salad, add a couple of tablespoons of pomegranate molasses. Scatter the toasted pine nuts and feta cheese over the top, if desired.

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Pomegranate Molasses