Grilled Lamb With Lentils and Ginger-Nectarine Sauce

Name: Grilled Lamb With Lentils and Ginger-Nectarine Sauce
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup red lentils; 8 ounces boneless leg of lamb; 1 clove garlic; 2 heaping tablespoons crystallized ginger; 1 1/4 pounds ripe nectarines; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 cups arugula, washed; 1/2 pound Kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced; 3/4 pound ripe field tomatoes, thickly sliced, then halved or quartered; 2 scallions, thinly sliced

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 40 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

¾cup red lentils
8ounces boneless leg of lamb
1clove garlic
2heaping tablespoons crystallized ginger
1¼pounds ripe nectarines
2tablespoons red wine vinegar
¼teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1teaspoon ground cumin
2cups arugula, washed
½pound Kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced
¾pound ripe field tomatoes, thickly sliced, then halved or quartered
2scallions, thinly sliced

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Preparation

Step 1
If using broiler, turn it on.
Step 2
Boil lentils in enough water to cover for about 10 minutes over medium heat. Drain.
Step 3
If using stove-top grill, prepare. Remove excess fat from lamb and grill or broil to rare, 10 minutes or more depending on thickness of lamb.
Step 4
With food processor on, put garlic through feed tube to mince. Add ginger and process to mince.
Step 5
Wash, dry and remove pits from nectarines. Add nectarines to food processor with vinegar, hot pepper flakes and cumin, and process to make a puree.
Step 6
Arrange arugula on platter in single layer. Top with drained lentils.
Step 7
Cut lamb into thin strips and arrange on top of lentils. Arrange cucumbers, tomatoes and scallions on top of lentils and lamb, and spoon on nectarine sauce.
Step 8
Serve with good-quality coarse-textured country bread.

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Pleasantly surprised2 years ago

I had leftover grilled leg of lamb, too much arugula, and needed to use some lentils. This checked all the boxes. I had to buy way unripe nectarines. Amazingly the nectarines worked great in the puréed dressing and the whole salad came together just right. It made way too much for just the two of us.

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