Lamb & pita salad 

from Food & Wine Best of the Best, Volume 15 (2012): Best Recipes from the 25 Best Cookbooks of the Year by Food & Wine. This one is from The Cook & The Butcher by Brigit Binns

  • Lamb backstraps marinated in EVOO, cumin & S & P before frying.
  • Salad of toasted pita, tomatoes, green onions, continental cucumber, mint, gem lettuce, parsley and mint.
  • Dressing of garlic, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, honey, EVOO and S & P (blended).
  • Substituted baby potatoes for radishes (not available); gem lettuce for romaine lettuce, and pitta pockets for pita bread (not available)
  • topped with a sprinkling of sumac 

Radishes would have given it a nice bite. Pitta pockets should have been split into smaller pieces (too tough). Otherwise a very good salad, with the pomegranate molasses adding a different dimension to the dressing. Perhaps add some pomegranate seeds for extra colour.

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