The other night my Mum and my sister came to Canberra and I decided to cook a bit of a Middle Eastern feast. I am always conscious of what’s on the menu when my sister visits, as she is a celiac and I don’t want her to feel like she is missing out on anything when we share a meal. This is a great, gluten free menu for a group of family and friends {or a large family}.
Think soft, melt in your mouth lamb, crispy chick peas, slighty spiced pumpkin, crunchy fattoush salad, a little hommus {and maybe some bubaganoush} and a few wraps of your choice. I found these great gluten free wraps at the Belconnen Markets.
LAMB BACKSTRAPS
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup chopped coriander
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons harissa
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 x 350g lamb backstraps, trimmed
For marinade, combine parsley, coriander, garlic, harissa, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl. Add lamb and turn to coat. Chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat barbecue or chargrill pan to medium-high heat, then cook lamb for 2-3 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Remove from heat and set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
MIDDLE EASTERN CHICK PEAS AND PUMPKIN
300 grams of pumpkin
1 can of chick peas
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of fresh chilli
1 tbsp of sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Toss the chunks of pumpkin, washed chick peas, lemon juice, olive oil, cinnamon, fresh chilli and sesame seeds in a roasting tray and bake for 40 minutes or until the pumkin is tender and the chick peas are crispy.
Are you a fan of Middle Eastern flavours? Do you need to cook gluten free meals? How spicy is too spicy for you? Where do you purchase your fresh produce from? If you choose to whip up one of my recipes , then I would love for you to share it on social media, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #goodfoodweek.
This looks delicious. We’ve got a few coeliac friends & one of my daughters can’t have too much gluten so our dinners are usually gluten free – this one looks like a winner so many yummy flavours.
So much yumminess! Thanks for hosting the YWF as always xox
What a fabulous looking dish!!! Yum, and really healthy too! Pinning xx
Thanks so much for sharing
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
You’re most welcome Julie.
This is all of the flavours and things that I love. Your lucky family
Thank you – it is super delicious and packed full of goodness for growing little bodies.
What a delicious feast, Shari! I rarely cook with Middle Eastern-inspired flavours and I really must do so more often! There are just so many great dishes from that part of the world, aren’t there?
It is quickly becoming on of my go to flavour profiles – after Mexican that is 🙂
You are so sweet for including your sister! I’m a coeliac too so I always appreciate when others cater for coeliacs!
I find that it’s so easy to cater for coeliacs at dinner time – it’s breakfast and lunch that cause a little trouble as people are so used to bread making up a component of these meals {oh and my sister loves pancakes – but the ALDI shake and make mix is surprising good}.
I find that it’s so easy to cater for coeliacs at dinner time – it’s breakfast and lunch that cause a little trouble as people are so used to bread making up a component of these meals {oh and my sister loves pancakes – but the ALDI shake and make mix is surprising good}.