Categories: Main Dishes
Ingredients
- Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- Meat Ingredients
- 5 lbs. lamb, shoulder chops or cuts from the leg
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Other Ingredients
- Pita bread
- Chopped onion
- Sliced tomatoes
Directions
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1Stir yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
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Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Combine lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
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Layer lamb and lemon juice mixture.
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Cover and cook on HIGH 3 to 4 hours or LOW 6 to 7 hours until lamb is tender.
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Remove lamb; discard fat and bone.
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Thinly slice lamb.
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Serve on warmed pita bread topped with onion, tomatoes and cucumber yogurt.