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Lamb Shish Kebabs with pita bread, yoghurt and tomato sauce

Lamb Shish kebabs

A nice twist on the regular lamb shish kebab however koftas can often come served in this style. Try it out is very delicious with the BBQ lamb and the fresh mixture of the yoghurt and tomato.

Lamb Shish Kebabs
Serves 4
Ingredients:-
KEBABS
1 tbsp of salt
2 cloves of Garlic grated
4 tbsp of olive oil
1 tsp of ground cumin
1 tbsp of paprika
1/2 juice of a lemon
500g good diced lamb

Tomato Sauce:-
3 grilled and peeled tomatoes
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp of tomato puree
Pinch of sugar

Others:-
4 Pita breads
8 tbsp of warm Turkish yoghurt

Method:-
Kebabs
Add salt, garlic, olive oil, cumin, paprika, Lemon juice and stir
Mix together the lamb and marinade cover and put in fridge for 2 - 24 hours

Tomato Sauce
Add the tomatoes, butter, salt, tomato puree, sugar to blender
Blend for about 30 seconds until a silky smooth sauce

Final dish
Skewer the lamb meat over 4 skewers
Cook on a hot BBQ for about 3-4 mins each side
Remove and from BBQ and skewers and put aside
Warm the pitas on BBQ for about 30 seconds each side
Get 4 plates and break or slice up the pitas 1 on each plate
Add 2 tbsp of yoghurt on pitas on each plate
Pour 1/4 of tomato sauce over yoghurt on each plate
Add 1/4 of the Lamb kebab to each plate

You can alternatively serve all in one big plate if sharing with others.

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BBQ trout with lemon, mixed herbs and olives

Ingredients:-

2 whole trout's gutted and scaled

2 Lemons sliced

10 black olives halved

10 green olives halved

Bunch of fresh Chives whole

Bunch of fresh parsley whole

Small bunch of fresh mint

Sea salt 

pepper

2 tbsps olive oil

Method:-

Place the trout's on long sheet of aluminium foil

Stuff the trout cavity with the herbs and some on top

Add some lemon slices and olives to cavity and on top of trout

Season cavity and top of fish with sea salt and pepper

Drizzle with olive oil

Wrap up in the foil air tight and place on BBQ hot coals

Add a few coals on top of foil and leave for about 20 mins

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BBQ Haloumi slices with Turkish salad

BBQ Haloumi

BBQ some Haloumi slice for a couple of mins each side and serve with some Turkish salad

Simple Turkish salad with olive, lettuce, tomatoes, olive oil and some herbs 

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