Name: Za’atar lamb ribs with quinoa tabbouleh
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gm thick plain yoghurt; 50 ml olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 3 tsp za’atar, plus extra to serve; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange; 1.5 kg lamb racks (about 2); To serve: shop-bought hummus; Quinoa tabbouleh; 200 gm quinoa; 250 gm cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1 cup each coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and mint; 3 spring onions, thinly sliced; 1 small Spanish onion, diced; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 70 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 40 ml lemon juice, or to taste

Za’atar lamb ribs with quinoa tabbouleh

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for za’atar lamb ribs with quinoa tabbouleh.

Serves 4

Prep

40M

Cook

1H 45M

Total

2H 25M

You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

200 gm thick plain yoghurt

50 ml olive oil

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3 tsp za’atar, plus extra to serve

2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange

1.5 kg lamb racks (about 2)

To serve: shop-bought hummus

Quinoa tabbouleh

200 gm quinoa

250 gm cherry tomatoes, quartered

1 cup each coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and mint

3 spring onions, thinly sliced

1 small Spanish onion, diced

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

70 ml extra-virgin olive oil

40 ml lemon juice, or to taste

Method

Main

1.Combine yoghurt, oil, garlic, spices, citrus rinds and juices in a bowl and season to taste. Place lamb ribs in a non-reactive container (see cook’s notes p178), pour yoghurt mixture over and rub into meat to coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

2.Preheat oven to 180C. Place lamb ribs on oven trays lined with baking paper and roast, turning occasionally, until browned and very tender (1-1½ hours), then cut into portions.

3.For quinoa tabbouleh, rinse quinoa then cook in a saucepan of boiling water until tender (8-10 minutes), strain in a fine sieve, transfer to a large bowl and cool to room temperature. Combine with remaining ingredients, season to taste and serve on hummus with lamb sprinkled with extra za’atar.