Spiced Lamb Leg Steaks with Crunchy Bulgur Salad

Spiced Lamb Leg Steaks with Crunchy Bulgur Salad

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 2, 2017.

Apple adds a nice, fruity crunch to the salad


Ingredients

CRUNCHY BULGUR SALAD

  • ¾ cup bulgur wheat
  • 100g peeled pumpkin, diced 1cm
  • 1½ teaspoons pumpkin spice mix
  • ½ punnet baby capsicums, cut in half and seeds removed
  • ½ apple
  • 1-2 spring onions
  • 25g sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons crispy shallots
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

SPICED LAMB LEG STEAKS

  • 300g lamb leg steaks (at room temperature)
  • 1 tablespoon lamb spice mix

HARISSA MAYONNAISE

  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ½ sachet harissa paste

TO SERVE

  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped mint leaves

Steps

  1. oven to 230°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Preheat BBQ grill to high (if using).
  2. Add bulgur and a pinch of salt to a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover and leave to soak for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well through a sieve.
  3. While bulgur soaks, toss pumpkin on prepared tray with pumpkin spice mix, a drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 8 minutes, add capsicums to tray and roast for a further 7-9 minutes, until pumpkin is tender.
  4. Pat lamb leg steaks dry with paper towels and place in a shallow bowl with lamb spice mix and a drizzle of oil. Mix to coat and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat.
  5. Cook lamb for about 2 minutes each side for medium (depending on thickness), or until cooked to your liking. Set aside, covered in foil, for about 5 minutes before slicing thickly against the grain. While lamb is resting, dice apple 1cm and finely slice spring onions.
  6. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and harissa paste. When pumpkin and bulgur have finished cooking, place in a large bowl with all remaining crunchy bulgur salad ingredients. Drizzle with a little olive oil, toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. spoon crunchy bulgur salad onto plates and top with spiced lamb leg steaks, a dollop of harissa mayonnaise and garnish with mint.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2283 kj
546 kcal
Protein 32.9g
Carbohydrate 39.1g
Fat 26.5g