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Libyan Spiced Lentil Bite with Lamb, Cumin and Lemon-Mint
A small Libyan-style afternoon snack — warm red lentils stewed with cumin and a small portion of crumbled lamb, brightened with lemon and fresh mint. Lentils plus lamb deliver a steady, well-rounded iron dose without crossing into a full meal.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 13 min
- Servings
- 1
Ingredients
- 1/3cup (70g cooked)red lentils, cooked
- 35g (cooked)lean ground lamb
- 1tsp (4g)extra-virgin olive oil
- 1small clove (2g)garlic, minced
- 1/2tspground cumin
- 1/4tspground coriander
- 1/4(~12g juice)lemon, juiced
- 1tbspfresh mint, chopped
- 1tspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
- pinchsea salt
- pinchblack pepper
Instructions
- 01
Warm the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, cumin, and coriander and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 02
Add the cooked ground lamb and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 2 minutes until heated through.
- 03
Stir in the cooked lentils with a splash of water. Simmer for 3 minutes until the lentils take on the spice.
- 04
Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Spoon into a small bowl and finish with the chopped mint and parsley.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 215kcal
- Protein
- 14g
- Carbs
- 22g
- Fat
- 7g
- Fiber
- 6g
- Selenium
- 12mcg
- Zinc
- 2.6mg
- Iron
- 5mg
- B12
- 0.9mcg
- Iodine
- 3mcg
- Sodium
- 360mg