A package of ground lamb fell out of the freezer yesterday so that’s what we’re having for lunch today. I fixed these lamb patties and this pita bread. We can probably judge my level of hungriness by whether I remembered to take pictures or not. I totally forgot but it was delicious!
I did take pictures while I was making the “sauce”.
Mint Sauce
Isn’t that yummy looking. Everything in that jar came from something I grew or made, except I use some storebought cucumber. The base is homemade yogurt.
Fresh from the Greenhouse
The lettuce went on the pita but not in the sauce. The lettuce, mint and parsley came from the greenhouse.
Mint
I don’t know if it’s because of the heat . . I try to give it sufficient water, but my mint struggles here. Everywhere else we’ve lived, if I so much as think “mint”, it takes over. Once, when we lived in Kentucky, there was an elderly lady who lived next door. We all had several acres so we weren’t real close. She asked me if I wanted some mint to plant. I said “No! Not only do I not want any but please don’t plant yours on my side of your yard!” I seriously had several experiences with mint where it took over the whole place. Not here. I never realized you could even kill mint but I’ve managed to do it about five times here . . without even trying. I have several scrawny pots of it in the greenhouse but somehow it rooted itself in the bottom of one of my potted trees in the greenhouse and I’m getting the prettiest mint from that pot. What’s different from the other pots??
Lemon
Even the lemon came off my lemon tree.
The sauce consists of the homemade yogurt, a little honey, a little lemon juice, chopped parsley, mint and cucumber.
The sauce goes into the pita pockets with the lamb patties and a little lettuce. It was a yummy lunch!
Laura says
I didn’t think it was possible to kill mint either. 😉
Kathy C says
I make a similar sauce but add fresh fill too. I’d be right over for lunch with you.
My husband doesn’t like lamb so if I find some on sale I buy it and invite my daughter and son in law over. Imagone what a happy person I was when we spent 2 1/2 weeks in Greece.
I didn’t have good luck with mint either in TN or OR until I found a variety called Kentucky Colonel and Sweet Mint at Home Depot. Both grow well in both places.
Judy Laquidara says
I think it’s just too dry here. We had two rains in the last two months. With the temps being upwards of 110 in the summer, and our alkaline soil, I think I’m fighting a losing battle. The plant that’s doing well is in potting soil and not in the ground. I’ve tried Sweet Mint but have not tried Kentucky Colonel.
I made a dill dip yesterday and offered Vince some of that to put on his lamb today. Not sure which one he used.
Kathy C says
It’s fresh DILL I add.
Phyllis says
I love that you choose your menu items by what falls out of the freezer. We have so much in common! The only reason that I don’t is that I have chest type freezers so it can’t fall out. My bottom cabinets are different. Am getting old and stiff and hard to bend over, so I kind of just shove stuff in and then watch out for my toes when I have to open them. I think you may be my long lost sister. You really convinced me when you recently admitted your love of sweet things.