Recipe Name: High-Protein Lamb Sliders with Quinoa Salad
Main Ingredient: Lamb
Ingredients:
For the Sliders:
- 1 lb lean ground lamb
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
- Whole grain slider buns
For the Quinoa Salad:
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- ½ cup chopped cucumbers
- ½ cup chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions:
- In a large bowl, mix the ground lamb, egg, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Form into small patties sized to fit your slider buns.
- Heat a grill or grill pan over medium heat. Cook the patties for 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Top with crumbled feta in the last minute of cooking to allow it to slightly melt.
- While the sliders are cooking, prepare the quinoa salad. In a bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
- To assemble, place a cooked patty on the bottom half of a slider bun. Add a generous helping of the quinoa salad on top of the feta, then place the top of the bun on the salad.
Calorie content per serving: 475 calories
Protein content per serving: 30 g
Fat content per serving: 25 g
Carbs content per serving: 20 g
Plating:
Place two sliders at the center of a large plate, allowing some of the quinoa salad to spill out of the sandwiches for a rustic look. On one side of the sliders, add a small mound of extra quinoa salad. Garnish the plate with a few sprigs of fresh parsley for a vibrant contrast. The final dish is a balance of hearty and fresh, and it bursts with color and flavor to excite both the eyes and the palate.