Description

This Turkish-style lamb recipe offers tender, flavorful grilled lamb leg steaks enhanced with a fragrant yogurt, mint, and oregano marinade. Served in warm pitta breads with fresh shredded lettuce, thinly sliced red onion, and a refreshing minted yogurt sauce, this dish brings a deliciously authentic Middle Eastern flair to your table with minimal fuss.

Ingredients

Scale

Lamb and Seasoning

4 lamb leg steaks
2 tsp Schwartz Lamb Simply Shake seasoning
1 tsp dried oregano (or mixed herbs)

Yogurt and Herb Mixture

small bunch mint, leaves only, chopped
2 x 150g tubs low-fat plain yogurt

Accompaniments

4 pitta breads, white or wholemeal
½ iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 lemon, cut into wedges for squeezing (optional)

Instructions

Preheat and season lamb: Heat your grill to high and season the lamb leg steaks evenly with the Schwartz Lamb Simply Shake seasoning.
Initial grilling: Grill the lamb steaks for 2 minutes on each side until they are nicely browned on the outside but still very rare inside.
Prepare yogurt marinade: While grilling, mix the seasoning, dried oregano, and half of the chopped mint into one tub of the low-fat plain yogurt.
Finish cooking with yogurt: Smother this yogurt mixture over the lamb steaks, then return them to the grill for another 2-3 minutes until the yogurt blisters slightly and the meat is cooked to your preferred doneness.
Rest the lamb: Remove the lamb from the grill and leave it on a board to rest for a few minutes; this helps the juices redistribute for tender, juicy meat.
Prepare accompaniments: While the lamb rests, toast the pitta breads lightly, shred the iceberg lettuce, and thinly slice the red onion.
Prepare minted yogurt sauce: Stir the remaining chopped mint into the second tub of yogurt to create a fresh, herby sauce.
Assemble and serve: Thickly slice the rested lamb and stuff it into the toasted pitta breads along with the shredded lettuce, red onion, and the minted yogurt sauce. Optionally, squeeze fresh lemon juice over the filling to brighten the flavors before serving.

Notes

If Schwartz Lamb Simply Shake seasoning is unavailable, create your own by mixing 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander, and 1 crushed garlic clove into the yogurt, mint, and oregano mix.
Make sure not to overcook the lamb; grilling initially to rare and then finishing with yogurt helps keep it tender and juicy.
Wholemeal pitta is a great alternative for a healthier option.
Resting the lamb before slicing is crucial for maintaining juiciness.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Main Dish
Method: Grilling
Cuisine: Turkish/Middle Eastern

Keywords: Turkish lamb, grilled lamb, lamb steaks, yogurt marinade, pitta bread, Middle Eastern lamb recipe, healthy lamb recipes