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This recipe for a Grilled Lamb and Halloumi Wrap, is the second of three recipes I’d been sent to try out. You can find the first one here – Halloumi Wrap. This recipe takes a bit longer as you have to make some meatballs using lamb mince, herbs, spices and a Knorr lamb stock cube, which, once mixed together, you leave for an hour. But the end results are worth it – these meatballs are full of flavour and so tender.
The meatballs are simply sizzled in a frying pan – or you could grill them (perfect for a barbecue!), and then wrapped up in a soft tortilla with some cooked halloumi and salad – delish!
Grilled Lamb & Halloumi Wrap
Yield: 4
Prep Time: 1 hour15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour30 minutes
Ingredients
500g lean minced lamb
60g fresh white or brown breadcrumbs
1 large onion, finely chopped or grated
4 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary (or 1⁄2 tbsp dried)
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp dried mint
1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes or paprika
1 medium egg
1 Knorr Lamb Stock Cube
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp light olive oil
250g pack Cypriot halloumi, cut into 6 slices
4 tortilla wraps or flat breads - either brown or white
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
80g rocket
Olive oil and lemon juice, for drizzling
Pinch of sumac (optional)
Instructions
Put the minced lamb, breadcrumbs, onion, parsley, rosemary, cumin, mint, chilli flakes or paprika, egg and Knorr Lamb Stock Cube into a food processor. Season with salt and pepper, then blend for about 30 seconds. Tip onto a plate, then cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Shape the mixture with your hands to create koftas, about the size of ping-pong balls.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the koftas and sizzle for 1 minute, then gently turn them over with a fork or spatula. Cook until crisp and brown. When cooked, drain on kitchen paper.
Whilst the koftas are cooling down, cook the halloumi in a char-grill pan or dry frying pan until golden on both sides. Warm the tortilla wraps or flat breads over the cooking halloumi.
Top the warm wraps or flat bread with rocket, tomatoes and red onion. Share the koftas between them and top with the halloumi. Serve, drizzled with a little olive oil and lemon juice and a pinch of sumac (if using).
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Michelle lives in London with her husband, son, and cat named Pumpkin. She started The Purple Pumpkin Blog in 2011 and the idea behind the blog is simple - Cook, Create, Celebrate! Michelle shares delicious recipes and creative ideas for all seasons, holidays, parties, & Disney! She thinks up the ideas so you don’t have to!
August 28, 2015 @ 3:46 pm
Yup, I would mix it up too and use chicken pieces instead of lamb. Both would be fab! x
August 28, 2015 @ 10:10 am
This looks incredible, we love halloumi and it does go so well with lamb.
August 28, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
Halloumi is fab – can’t do summer bbqs without it! x
August 28, 2015 @ 9:06 am
THIS sounds and looks amazing. I’ve already got some halloumi in the fridge so i think you can guess what i’ll be having for tea tongiht!!! x x
August 28, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
Hope you managed to give it a try – and enjoyed it too! x
August 27, 2015 @ 10:21 pm
I love halloumi, although I am not keen on Lamb. I bet the boys and husbeast would love this
August 28, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
I did share one without – perfect for you Jen x
August 27, 2015 @ 6:00 pm
I love lamb so I’ll definitely try this out! X
August 28, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
Hope you enjoy it when you do! x
August 27, 2015 @ 3:24 pm
I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of halloumi!
August 28, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
High-five! Me either! x
August 26, 2015 @ 8:58 pm
Oh wow this sound delicious!! I would never have thought to put lamb with halloumi x
August 28, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
I don’t think you could get anything more Greek than lamb and halloumi. I should have thrown in some houmus too! x
August 26, 2015 @ 5:13 pm
Oh my goodness this sounds delicious – what a tasty treat. x
August 28, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
It tasted as delicious as it sounds – need to make it again soon! x
August 26, 2015 @ 2:09 pm
This looks so delicious, My favourite meat is lamb and I’m always looking for new and quick recipes x
August 28, 2015 @ 3:46 pm
Hope you give this one a go – it’s delish! x
August 26, 2015 @ 12:42 pm
These sound delicious. We just cannot get decent lamb here sadly… I might just pop over! :D
August 26, 2015 @ 1:53 pm
Oh what a shame… and annoying too! I would say try with beef mince instead, but we both know it won’t be the same!