Spiced Lamb with tomato chickpea slad

(from keepitdown’s recipe box)

Serves 4 people

Categories: lamb, low carb

Ingredients

  • 1/2t ground cinnamon
  • 1t ground cumin
  • 1t ground coriander
  • 1t garlic powder
  • 3/4t salt
  • 2 x 20g lamb backstraps/loin
  • 1 1/2T olive oil
  • 4 green onions
  • 400g grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 x 400g can chickpeas, drained & rinsed
  • 1c lightly packed fresh flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
  • 2T lemon juice

Directions

  1. Heat grill pan over hight heat

  2. Put all spices, garlic powder & salt in a bag, shake to combine

  3. Add lamb, seal bag and shake to coat

  4. Drizze 2t oil over lamb

  5. Grill 3 – 4 min per side

  6. Slice green onion & combine with tomatoes, chickpeas & parsley

  7. Whisk remaining oil & juice together, toss through salad

  8. Season with s&p to taste

  9. Per Serve:

  10. 18g fat

  11. 1770 Kj

  12. 22g carb

  13. 39g protein

  14. 9g fat

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