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Braaied lamb neck

40 minutes

Braaied lamb neck

Serves 4 - 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 pack Woolworths free-range lamb neck with herb rub
12 Woolworths mini pitas
2 x 180 g tubs Woolworths caramelised onion hummus
baby cucumbers, sliced, for serving

For the chimichurri, mix:

10 g mint, finely chopped
15 g coriander, finely chopped
10 g parsley, finely chopped
1 red chilli, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 T olive oil
1 T canola oil
2 limes, zested and juiced

Method

1. Cook the lamb according to package instructions. Chargrill the pitas on a braai grid or in a smoking-hot pan.

2. Slice the lamb and serve with the pitas, hummus, baby cucumbers and chimichurri.

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Photograph: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail
Production: Hannah Lewry
Food Assistants: Claire-Ellen van Rooyen and Ellen Scwerdtfeger

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