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Houmous crusted lamb cutlets

Houmous crusted lamb cutlets

Make your lamb cutlets into something really special with this delicious Greek recipe

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Nutritional content:
Energy(kcal) 327
Protein 23.9
Fat (g) 24.0
Of which saturates
(g) 6.8
Carbohydrate (g) 4.2
Of which sugars (g) 0.5
Fibre (g) 2.2
Salt (g) 0.66

What you need:

  • 8 lamb cutlets (trimmed of fat)
  • a little chilli or extra virgin olive oil
  • 200g pot houmous
  • Greek salad and cous cous to serve

What you do:

  1. Season the lamb and rub the oil into both sides of the meat. Cook under a hot grill 8-10mins, turning once until golden brown on both sides and cooked to your liking (for well done cook for a bit longer).
  2. Place a heaped spoonful of houmous on each cutlet then pop them back under the grill for a minute or two or until the houmous is tinged golden brown. Serve hot with a salad and couscous.

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