It’s almost our Greek Easter time and I’m excited!!! We LOVE Easter in our family and of course it’s always a food celebration. These lamb skewers or baked vegetables are a Papou and yiayia special, and you just know they’re going down a TREAT! @australianlamb has got us covered this easter, and I’ve come to you with a REALLY easy few dishes that you can bring if you're on dish duty.
Baked vegetables, with a delicious grated tomato over the top to keep it from drying out and a delicious lamb skewer that you can make into small little bite ones or the big, main serve ones :)
Baked vegetables:
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
1 zucchini, sliced into large rounds
3 potatoes, sliced into bite sized pieces
3-4 mushrooms, quartered
1 red onion, quartered
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, 1 quartered and 1 grated
Salt & Pepper to taste
Olive oil, drizzle
Directions:
- Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- To a large mixing bowl, add all vegetables and season with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley and top with the grated tomato. Mix well to ensure everything is well coated.
- Pour onto a tray and bake in the oven for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. If you need mid way, give the vegetables a mix so ensure they cook evenly.
- Serve with lamb skewers
Lamb Skewers:
Makes: 8-10 Large Skewers
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
2kg lamb shoulder, bone out
1 large rosemary sprig
Salt, Pepper, Dried Oregano
1 Lemon, juiced (but keep the half!)
Olive oil
10 wooden skewers
Directions:
- Soak skewers in water for as long as you can (this helps them not burn on the BBQ!)
- Remove excess fat from the lamb shoulder, and slice into bite sized pieces. This may take some manoeuvring, so take your time in getting the right pieces.
- Add to a bowl and season with fresh rosemary, salt, pepper and dried oregano. Season to your liking - lamb is a really flavourful meat and takes on whatever you give it, so don’t be shy here!
- Begin to skewer the meat, adding however much you like per skewer. If you wanted to get a little more vegetables in, you can switch each piece of lamb, with a piece of a vegetable like capsicum or zucchini, and then repeat with the lamb so you have a more colourful skewer.
- Once all finished, cook on a BBQ of your choice (coal or gas) until lightly pink in the middle.
- Serve with the vegetables.
