Healthy BBQ Lamb Recipes

For any healthy bbq lamb recipes my suggestion is always to start with a barbecue marinade to add flavour and tenderise the meat at the same time. It’s a lot lighter on the calories than sauce and imparts just as much flavour.

This particular marinade is fresh from the Mediterranean Greek islands and as with a lot of Greek food it’s rich in olive oil, lemon juice and oregano. Great flavours and really easy to prepare, just mix up and away we go.

To be a defined as a marinade, technically there needs to be an acid in there and it's the citric acid in the lemon juice that does the tenderizing work, the olive oil adds succulence and the oregano.......well need I say more?

I've done this dish using diced lamb and made kebabs but don't be afraid to try it on chops or steaks, it works just as well.

Ingredients:-

• 1 Kg or 2 lbs diced lamb
• 75ml or ⅓ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Juice of one lemon
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lemons cut into wedges
• Sprigs of fresh parsley for garnish

Method:-

Place the lamb in a marinade bowl and pour over the mix of olive oil, lemon juice and oregano. Marinate for 2 or 3 hours turning occasionally and don't bother to refrigerate.

When ready to cook, thread the lamb onto the skewers. I used metal skewers but if you are using bamboo then give them a soak for 30 minutes before using them.

Prepare your grill with hot coals and place the chops on the barbecue and season with salt and pepper and grill for 10 – 12 minutes turning occasionally.

There really isn’t much more to say other than serve with the lemon wedges and a couple of sprigs of parsley for garnish.

Slide the meat off into a pitta bread with some salad and a dollop of yogurt or Tzaziki .

Oh, and don’t forget a glass of red!

Related Pages:-

More Barbecue Lamb Recipes
How to make Tzaziki
More Information about BBQ marinades

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