Harissa Lamb With Lemon Mint Chickpea Salad
- 1/4 cup harissa*
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 pound lamb knuckle or bottom roast
- 2 cans (14.5 oz. each) chickpeas (garbanzos), drained and rinsed
- 2/3 cup fresh mint leaves
- Peel from 1 lemon (use a vegetable peeler), thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for high heat (450u0b0 to 550u0b0; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 2 to 4 seconds). In a small bowl, combine harissa, garlic, and 1/4 cup oil; set some aside for serving. Cut lamb into 4 pieces, then brush 2 tbsp. of paste over each. Grill lamb, turning and brushing with a little more paste as you go, until done the way you like, about 10 minutes for medium-rare. Let rest 10 minutes, then slice.
- For salad, mix together chickpeas, mint, lemon peel, juice, salt, onion, and remaining 1/4 cup oil. Serve lamb slices over or mixed into bean salad, with reserved harissa sauce on the side.
- *Buy harissa, a North African chile-and-spice paste, in the international section of many supermarkets.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
garlic, extravirgin olive oil, lamb, chickpeas, fresh mint, lemon, lemon juice, kosher salt, red onion
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/harissa-lamb-with-lemon-mint-chickpea-salad (may not work)