Lamb With Ricotta Skordalla & Car-tom-oni-oli Re

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 small pita pockets, cut in half
• 6 wooden skewers, cut in half (12" long) (optional)
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 sprigs thyme, remove stems
• 4 mint leaves, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (for cooking)
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 3 -4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 small onion, diced
• 6 -8 stuffed green olives, diced
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 for step 1- combine all ingredients and mix well.
• 2 regrigerate until ready to use.
• 3 i let my mixture set overnight in the refrigerator.
• 4 for step 2- combine ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 5 i refrigerated mine overnight.
• 6 for step 3- combine ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 7 i refrigerated this overnight.
• 8 because of the garlic in the meat mixture and the sauce, i did not add any garlic or spices to this relish.
• 9 the carrots gave it some sweetness and the stuffed green olives did all the work for some extra flavor.
• 10 i didn't know what to call this, so i took the first 3 letters off each ingredient.
• 11 step 4: you don't have to use the skewers, you can just make small meatballs.
• 12 i made meatballs about the size of a walnut and shaped them into a 2 1/2" long cylinder around the skewer, one per skewer.
• 13 i cooked and browned them in a large frying pan, with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, about 6-9 minutes.
• 14 step 5: slip lamb off the skewers and place in pita bread halves, spread some"car-tom-oni-oli" relish over the lamb and drizzle with ricotta skordalla sauce.
• 15 serve immediately.