lamb lollipops w/ homemade yogurt dill sauce

one thing i can say with an adequate amount of certainty is this: lamb damn near tops my list of favorite meats.  i mean, yes, they're cute and everything, but if i have my choice of a perfectly prepared lamb burger versus a delicious grass-fed beef burger (and don't get me wrong, i love me some beef too), i will 95% of the time pick the little wooly creature.

sorry lamb lovers!  actually no, i'm not sorry...like at all.  

so because there were both lamb and beef in the fridge, you guessed it, i chose to prepare the lamb this evening, and my babe bbq'd it perfectly.  i whipped up a yogurt sauce which is similar to tzatziki sauce, roasted some curried cauliflower and threw together a curry ketchup for dipping.  but the pic of the roasted veggies didn't quite come out right, hence, that's why you don't see it.  just thought i'd mention it though, since there's just something about cauliflower, curry spice and lamb that all goes so heavenly together.

recipe: serves 4 (we had a repeat a couple nights later)

lamb lollipop ingredients

1 lb. natural lamb, ground

fresh garlic, minced

fresh mint, minced

evoo

red pepper flakes

s & p

homemade yogurt sauce ingredients

non-fat plain greek yogurt

english cuke, minced

fresh dill (lots of it)

fresh lemon juice

splash of worchestire sauce

s & p

langostino fresh rolls w/ peanut scallion sauce

i just want to start off by saying that i can take no credit whatsoever for the beautiful presentation of these rolls.  it was my man who done such a fine job of rolling them up...he's pretty much a pro at it.  therefore, i take no credit for the beautiful presentation of these rolls.

so him and i started off making this appetizer for family who was expected to be arriving shortly.  i cut up all the ingredients and made the sauce, and he pan-seared the langostino tails, assembled the rolls and made the magic happen.

recipe: serves 4-5 as an appetizer

fresh roll ingredients
spring roll paper, moistened for rolling
langostino tails (from tj's), thawed and pan-seared w/ seasonings and fresh lemon juice
shelled edamame (from tj's)
english cucumber, julienned
carrots, julienned
avocado
microgreens
fresh cilantro
fresh mint
s & p

peanut scallion sauce ingredients

soy sauce

natural chunky peanut butter

fish sauce

red pepper flakes

fresh scallions

fresh lemon juice

fresh ginger

fresh garlic

roasted sesame seeds

prep all fresh roll ingredients and begin assembling in whatever order you prefer.  and now for the sauce...an easy way to use that left-over peanut butter in the bottom of the jar is to add the remaining ingredients, shake it all up, and viola'

~dip, dunk, digest~