Modern Mediterranean platter
10
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 45 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Who can resist the way garlic, tomatoes, basil and prosciutto liven up a recipe.
Ingredients
Mushrooms
200 g, cup variety, thinly sliced
Olive oil
2 tbs
Red wine vinegar
2 tbs
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tbs, chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Cherry tomatoes
250 g, halved
Fresh basil
1 cup(s), 12 leaves, finely chopped, plus extra to serve
Asparagus
2 bunch(es), trimmed, halved crosswise
Lamb backstrap, raw
320 g, (Buy 400g), fat trimmed
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Dried oregano
1 tsp
Olive oil
2 tsp
97% fat-free deli sliced ham
100 g
Prosciutto fat trimmed
50 g, sliced
Low fat tzatziki
120 g, (1/2 cup)
Black olives, drained
12 individual
Wholemeal pita bread
252 g
Haloumi cheese
180 g
Lemon(s)
1 medium, cut into wedges, to serve
Artichoke hearts, canned, rinsed, drained
100 g
Instructions
1
To make marinated mushrooms, combine mushrooms, oil, vinegar, parsley and garlic in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside for 1 hour to marinate.
2
To make tomatoes with basil, combine tomatoes and basil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
3
Fill a large non-stick frying pan with water and bring to a simmer. Add asparagus and cook for 2 minutes until bright green and tender crisp, drain. Wipe pan.
4
Rub garlic over lamb. Sprinkle with oregano and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook lamb for 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside to rest for 3 minutes. Thickly slice lamb.
5
Arrange lamb, mushrooms, tomatoes, asparagus, ham, artichokes, prosciutto, tzatziki, olives and bread on a platter. To make pan-fried haloumi, heat oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Cook haloumi for 1 minute on each side or until golden. Add to platter with lemon wedges and scatter with basil leaves.
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