North African Orange & Lamb Kebabs

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 pound lean leg of lamb
  • 2 seedless oranges

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat grill to high.

2. Combine cilantro, parsley, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper in a food processor; process until the herbs are finely chopped. Add yogurt and lemon juice; process until smooth. Scrape into a medium bowl, add lamb and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

3. Thread lamb and orange slices alternately onto 8 skewers. Discard marinade.

4. Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the kebabs, turning occasionally, until cooked to desired doneness, 7 to 10 minutes for medium-rare. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information per Serving

  calories 199  carbohydrates 12  fat 5  saturated fat 2  mono unsaturated fat 2  protein 25  cholesterol 73  fiber 2  potassium 514     

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p1nk blowpop
10/23/07 06:55 PM
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it was yum
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05/16/07 12:00 AM
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North African Orange & Lamb Kebabs

Texcellent recipe but the meat needs to be cut up to make kebabs. That was left out!

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