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With a BIG side of fresh naan.
Cause really, naan makes every meal just THAT much better. Especially homemade naan, which I have deemed one of my best recipes ever. It’s also one of the blog’s most popular recipes ever, even though I posted it almost two years ago! Just ask my mom, she basically BEGS me to make it any chance she gets. It’s just amazingly good.
Also, you know what else is really good? Lamb!
I never cook with lamb, but ever since I made lamb roast over Christmas for the fam, I have been itching to try out some new recipes. Not sure why it took me so long to actually try them, but maybe I just knew I needed to wait for those fresh summertime apricots…they kind of make the recipe. I think any stone fruit would work, BUT, I’m really into apricots, to me they feel very middle eastern, I think they fit really well with this recipe.
So this grilled lamb tikka with caramelized apricots is so simple, quick and easy. If you are not a huge fan of lamb, steak or chicken can work as substitutes, but I recommend giving the lamb a go. Promise, it’s not as scary as some of you may be thinking!!
Ok, but let’s talk about this labneh. Labneh is literally just thickened yogurt and it’s also incredibly delicious. It can be served thick, like Greek yogurt, or super thick, like cream cheese. I went with the cream cheese consistency, but if you are short on time and do not want to wait a day for the yogurt to thicken in the fridge, you can just go for the Greek yogurt consistency. Still delicious.
My favorite part about the labneh though is that it gets soaked in olive oil, rolled in fresh herbs and then sprinkled with thyme toasted pine nuts, pistachios and sesame seeds. I mean, doesn’t that sound good?
SO yummy!
The lamb steak gets coated in a coconut tandoori mixture. Then you simply throw it on the grill, slice and place it on some fresh naan. Then just add those pretty caramelized apricots, some fresh mint + tomatoes and a hefty serving of Labneh… and DONE.
Simple, but perfect!
Oh and pretty healthy too, got to love when that happens.
Whoa, I just got right down to the point today. No rambling…sorry, I was a little distracted. The family Group Me (cool app) texts have been going off like crazy today and they are all about Christmas, so you know I cannot help but to participate. Apparently tickets are crazy cheap right now, so everyone is trying to buy theirs…a little too excited.
I am Christmas freak. Live with it.
And I think that’s kind of all for today. I have a cake chilling out in the fridge that’s just waiting to be photographed, so at the moment mind is petty focused on how to get shots of this insanely delicious cake. I love photographing pretty things, hopefully this cake will be one of them.
BUT you do absolutely have to make this dinner. It’s perfect in every which way and I think you’ll love it!
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Plus, you get to eat naan. That should scream to you that you MUST MAKE THIS. Duh.