Lamb pita, served with fresh whipped feta sauce from Laurent Dagenais
Serves : 4
Prep time : 20 min
Cook time : 20 min
Ingredients
Lamb
- 500 g minced lamb
- 2 tbsp Brut olive oil La Belle Excuse
- 3 tsp dried oregano
- 3 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp Za’atar
- 3 tsp dried thyme
- 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 large shallot (finely diced)
- 1 tbsp fresh oregano
- 1 serrano pepper or bird’s eye chili (finely chopped)
- Fleur de sel La Belle Excuse
- Freshly cracked black peppercorn
Whipped feta
- 450 g Feta cheese
- 100 ml heavy cream
Veggies
- 1 eggplant (cut in half lengthwise and using a spoon, remove seeds and carve out in a boat shape)
- 1 green zucchini (cut in half lengthwise and using a spoon, remove seeds and carve out in a boat shape)
- 1 yellow zucchini (cut in half lengthwise and using a spoon, remove seeds and carve out in a boat shape)
- 12-15 grape or cherry tomatoes (cut in halves)
- 8 kalamata olives (remove pits and chop finely)
- 4 tbsp Brut olive oil La Belle Excuse
- Fleur de sel La Belle Excuse
- Freshly cracked black peppercorn
Steps
- In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients from the lamb section and mix until homogeneous. Set aside in the fridge.
- In a blender or food processor, add feta cheese and heavy cream and blitz until smooth and homogeneous. Set aside in the fridge.
- On a baking tray, place eggplant and zucchini flesh side facing up. Season with fleur de sel. Using a spoon fill the veggies with lamb mixture and shape to make it evenly distributed. Drizzle with 2 tbsp of Brut olive oil. Bake for 20 minutes in an oven set at 450°F. Set aside and cut into bite size pieces.
- In a small mixing bowl, add tomatoes, chopped olives and the remaining 2 tbsp of Brut olive oil. Mix well and set aside at room temperature.
- Time to plate up! Using a spoon, spread the whipped feta on a plate. Place the bite size lamb/veggies on top of the whipped feta. Garnish with the tomato and olives mixture.
Enjoy a fresh pita bread!