Lamb Souvlaki With A Garlicky Yoghurt Sauce

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Here is another recipe c/o Delamere Dairy. I’m vegan so wouldn’t eat this but my kids love them and as always I share the whole family’s tastes here.

Lamb Souvlaki With A Garlicky Yoghurt Sauce

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp oregano
• 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3/8 tsp salt
• 3/4 lb lamb, cut from the leg into 12 equal-sized cubes
• 2 yellow bell peppers, cored and cut into 1-inch strips
• 1 red onion, cut into 8 pieces
• 16 cherry tomatoes
• Vegetable oil
• 4 pitta breads

Delamere Garlicky Yogurt Sauce

• 2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 220g Delamere Dairy plain goats’ yogurt
• 1 tsp chopped fresh garlic

Method:

1. To make the souvlaki marinade, mix the olive oil, garlic, oregano, black pepper and salt and set aside.
2. Thread the lamb, bell peppers, onion and tomatoes among 8 skewers.
3. Place the skewers in a large shallow pan with marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, rotating skewers once.
4. Grill or BBQ the skewers for 5-8 minutes until the lamb is medium rare and lightly charred. Rotate to cook evenly.
5. Grill or toast the pitta breads.
6. For the yogurt sauce, puree the cucumbers and a pinch of salt in a food processor. Push the pureed cucumbers through a fine mesh sieve. Keep the juice and discard the pulp. Whisk cucumber and lemon juices in a bowl with yogurt.
7. Mix in the garlic and season with salt and pepper
8. Serve with pittas and skewers.