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These Mediterranean Lamb Bowls are an easy and healthy ground lamb recipe with exotic Mediterranean flavors to spice up dinner any night of the week!
Have you ever tried to make a ground lamb recipe? Lamb isn’t as popular in the U.S. as it is in some other countries, but don’t let that deter you! If you’ve never tried it, you may be wondering what lamb tastes like.
What does ground lamb taste like?
Lamb has a great, meaty flavor – a stronger flavor than beef. It really has a distinctive taste unlike anything else. Some people would call it gamey, but not in an unpleasant way.
What spices and herbs go best with lamb?
The classic herb to mix with lamb is mint. However, lamb is used in many different cuisines. It is a popular choice in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean foods. Because of that I decided to use the same spices I used in my Grilled Lamb Kofta Kebabs. In that recipe I used Aleppo Pepper, but due to the conflict in Syria, where Aleppo Pepper comes from, that spice hard to find. Instead, I substituted paprika and red pepper flakes. I also added allspice and ground ginger.
To make an easy dinner, the Mediterranean Lamb Bowls have vibrant Turmeric Rice, fresh tomatoes and cucumber, hummus, feta cheese and some pita bread on the side. It’s a complete meal in a bowl!
If you want to really go all out, you can make the hummus and pita from scratch using my Easy Hummus and Homemade Pita recipes. But if you want to use store bought, that will work too. This actually makes a quick dinner if the hummus and pita are already made!
Mediterranean Lamb Bowls
Ingredients
For Spiced Ground Lamb:
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely diced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped plus more for garnish
For Bowls:
- 1 cup Turmeric Rice or other rice of choice
- Spiced Ground Lamb
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 cucumber peeled and diced
- 1 cup hummus homemade or store bought
- 1 cup feta cheese
- 2 pita bread optional, for serving
Instructions
To Make The Spiced Ground Lamb:
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil.
- When oil is hot, add onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes, until starting to soften.
- Add ground lamb. Brown lamb until cooked through.
- Add paprika, allspice, red pepper flakes, ginger, salt and pepper. Mix until fully combined, cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in fresh herbs.
To Assemble Bowls
- In a bowl, layer Turmeric Rice, then top with some of the spiced ground lamb, tomatoes, cucumbers, hummus and feta. Sprinkle with more fresh mint and parsley if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is 1000% one of the most incredible things I have ever made and eaten in my life! Heavy rotation in my house. Thank you!!!
I love hearing that!
Excited to try this! Quick question on the proportions. For the bowl at the bottom, do you divide one cup of cooked tumeric rice across 4 bowls? So each bowl has just 1/4 cup of cooked rice? That seems like a small amount but I wanted to be sure.
Hi, yes that is what the recipe calls for but really you can use as much rice as you wish! If you cook the linked recipe you will have more than one cup of rice.
I added this recipe to my dinner rotation. The rice is delicious and the spice choices complement the ground lamb perfectly. Thanks for a keeper!
I’m so glad to hear that!
Very good, made cilantro and lime rice with it.
So happy to hear that!
Very good mix of flavors!! Easy and delicious 🤤
So happy you love it!
Was delicious, a hit with even my picky teenagers
This was absolutely delicious. The allspice made for a very tasty lamb flavor. The turmeric rice was buttery and garlicky and golden goodness. My husband and I enjoyed this greatly. This will be a repeat dish for sure!
I’m so glad you loved it!