Lamb Souvlaki Pitta with Tomato and Red Onion
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Ingredients
- 600 g diced lamb shoulder
- 1 lemon
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 pitta breads
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 100 g greek yoghurt
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 675 kcal
- Protein
- 33.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 37.9 g
- of which sugars
- 6.6 g
- Fat
- 42.1 g
- of which saturates
- 16.1 g
- Fibre
- 4.4 g
- Salt
- 1.02 g
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Method
- 1
Mix the olive oil, the juice of the lemon and the dried oregano in a bowl. Add the lamb, toss well and marinate for 10 minutes.
- 2
Thread the lamb onto skewers and cook on a hot griddle pan for 10 to 12 minutes, turning often, until cooked to your liking.
- 3
Thinly slice the tomatoes and red onion.
- 4
Warm the pitta breads on the griddle for a minute on each side.
- 5
Slide the lamb off the skewers into the warm pitta breads and top with the tomato, red onion and a spoonful of yoghurt.

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