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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
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I have not stopped sharing this recipe since I found it. It is a new family favorite. I make it almost weekly now. I have subbed ras Al hanout in for some of the seasonings just because I had it. It is just delicious. Thanks so much!
So happy you love it!
My husband and I both loved the turmeric rice and the spiced lamb bowls. Can’t wait to share with guests visiting next week.
So glad you like it!
Made this tonight for dinner! WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I will definitely be making this again!
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This was amazing! It was so easy to whip together and the flavors are incredible. This might be an every week dish.
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These lamb bowls have become a family favorite and go-to. Quick and easy to make, and full of flavor. Thanks for sharing!
This is my absolute favorite dish to make as a last minute meal. I have so many people hooked on it. It’s easy , delicious and comes tiebreaker in a jiffy. I make it work the turmeric rice recipe as a side with all the other condiments.
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This has to be one of my best meals that I have ever cooked and I cook alot. So delicious!!! I took a shortcut and purchased the Hummus and bread. I’m so glad I have leftovers. Definitely will make this again.
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This was absolutely amazing!! Added garlic sauce, but everything else was exactly the same. New fav for my husband and I !!
Yay, so glad to hear that!
As good as our nearest Lebanese Restaurant…yummy!
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I had some ground lamb and wanted something other then lamb burgers(hubby wants). This was delicious! I wouldn’t change a thing!
SO glad you loved them!
I’ve made this twice, it’s incredible and it’ll turn Into a regular on a monthly basis I reckon.
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This was a huge win for our family. The flavor was wonderful and the bowls made it easy for everyone to only add in what they liked. I did purchase some tzatziki sauce from our local coop to compliment the lamb and turmeric rice. Love that we had leftovers for a quick pick up meal another night and as another commenter mentioned the flavors get even better after a couple of days. Thank you for sharing. This one made it into our five star keeper folder!
I’m so glad to hear that!
Our family loves lamb. During the pandemic had to be creative since restaurants were out. This became a menu staple, still is. So delicious 😋. Love the turmeric rice!!
I’m so glad you love it!
Amazing!! My mom is Persian so I added a Persian yogurt (cucumber, lemon, dill, salt, pepper, and Greek yogurt) and it tasted amazing with the turmeric rice and Pita bread! I will for sure make again!
That yogurt sounds delicious!
This is the first lamb recipe made and it was delicious. I added 1/4 t tumeric and put the parsley in while cooking. For my bowl, I used 3 oz sweet potato, 3 oz green peas, 6 oz ground lamb and 12 oz Brussel Sprouts. I added 1 T evoo and 1 T apple cider vinegar with mother to the Brussels beforehand. Shared recipe with a couple friends and hope to make again at Christmas time. It was fun to try something new! Thank you!
So glad you loved it!
Very good
This was a delicious dinner! I’m making it again this week. Last time I hid the leftovers and devoured them for lunch the next day before anyone else could find them.
And that’s the point of this note: the flavors are even better the second day!
So glad you loved them!
Phenomenal, tastes just like the food truck downtown that serves middle eastern cuisine. I made the turmeric rice as well and it was stellar. I just threw it all into my rice cooker. 10/10 would make again. Also if you’re a heathen like me you can top with a little ranch
So glad you loved it!
My boyfriend and I absolutely adore this recipe – we’ve had it every week for the past month lol. A couple changes though — I took the diced cucumber and tomatoes and tossed with a 2 tbsp olive oil, 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, added some black pepper, feta, and oregano to the cucumber/tomato mixture and it really took the dish to the next level! Also my boyfriend doesn’t like hummus so we subbed tzaziki sauce and it was fantastic. The turmeric rice is amazing as well.
I’m so happy you love it!
I had ground lamb and didn’t want lamb burgers so I tried this recipe and it was excellent! I didn’t have allspice so I added cinnamon and nutmeg and it still turned out great just like the restaurant!
So happy to hear that!
Loved this recipe! Made it without Jasmine rice but it was still wonderful!