Moroccan Lamb Patties

Moroccan Lamb Patties

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 7, 2018.

with harissa, silverbeet and chickpea salad


Ingredients

MOROCCAN LAMB PATTIES

  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 500g lean ground lamb
  • 1½ tablespoons lamb spice mix
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ tablespoon cornflour
  • 1½ teaspoons oil, for cooking (or use spray oil)

HARISSA, SILVERBEET AND CHICKPEA SALAD

  • 1 broccoli, florets diced 1cm
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced 1cm
  • 1 tomato, diced 1cm
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pottle harissa dressing
  • 75g baby silverbeet
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

HARISSA YOGHURT

  • 40g harissa sauce
  • 1/3 cup yoghurt
  • ½ teaspoon honey

TO SERVE

  • 1-2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley leaves and stalks

Steps

  1. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Prepare all vegetables. Preheat BBQ hot plate or grill to medium-high (if using). In a large bowl, combine all Moroccan lamb patty ingredients (except oil) and mix well. Using clean, damp hands, shape mixture into golf ballsized balls then flatten slightly into patties, about 1.5cm-thick.
  2. Heat ¾ teaspoon of the oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat. Cook patties, in batches (if necessary), for 3-4 minutes each side, or until cooked through. Use remaining oil to cook second batch of patties. Alternatively, cook on BBQ. Set aside, covered, to rest.
  3. While patties cook, prepare harissa silverbeet and chickpea salad. Place broccoli and salt in a small, heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover with a plate and leave for 5-6 minutes, until bright green and tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and leave to drain well.
  4. Add all remaining harissa, silverbeet and chickpea salad ingredients to a large bowl. Once broccoli is cooked, add to bowl and toss everything together to combine. Season to taste.
  5. In a small bowl, mix all harissa yoghurt ingredients and season to taste.
  6. TO SERVE divide harissa, silverbeet and chickpea salad between plates and top with Moroccan lamb patties. Dollop over harissa yoghurt and garnish with parsley.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1830 kj
437 kcal
Protein 37.9g
Carbohydrate 18.2g
Fat 23.0g