Lamb Wraps

Lamb Wraps

This easy recipe for lamb wraps is a quick and tasty way to eat any leftovers from your Sunday roast lamb. Cooked lamb is also delicious eaten cold, but I prefer to eat it warm. In this recipe I re-heat it in the microwave, which brings back the succulent tenderness from when it was originally cooked.

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The lamb I used in this recipe was from a pot-roasted leg of lamb which gave us a huge amount of lamb leftovers.

Lamb leftovers

Lamb meat leftovers can be kept for 3 to 4 days in the fridge, as long as they are properly stored. So unless you are going to freeze them, you should finish them in that time-space. This simple recipe is a perfect way to do that.

When the meat has been cooked, and in my case, already pulled from the bone, it seems to be quite hard and dry, when it has been in the fridge for a while.

So how best to reheat cold cooked lamb?

To reheat the cooked lamb I had available, I tried two methods – heating in the pan on the stove and in the microwave. The meat had already been removed from the bone when it was warm and succulent, but it did seem to be drier now after being in the fridge. 

I found that heating in the pan, although giving a nice crispy edge to the meat, and softening it up, still leaves you with slightly dry pieces of meat.

Cooking it in small batches in the microwave, however, in a sealed BPA free container, with a bit of water added before cooking, gives the effect of steaming the meat and rejuvenated the original tenderness.

I have a Tupperware container that I use to reheat food in the microwave and it works very well. It has a light but well-fitting lid that will still release steam if the pressure gets too high, and it is great at returning moisture to slightly dry foods.

What to put in your Lamb Wrap?

Well, this is of course up to you. In this recipe, I use carrot, avocado, tomato, lamb, tzatziki sauce (a sauce made with Greek yogurt) and optionally onion and hummus. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. But you can of course use anything you fancy. Try with some lettuce or cucumber, for example.

You can alternatively serve the salad separately and serve up the lamb and onion together in a pita with just the tzatziki. This is just like the Greek gyros or Greek pita I have had in the past in different countries, served in a thick piece of Greek pita bread in the shape of a cone.

If you do not have tortillas or pita to hand then you can always make your own flatbread, of course.

The beauty of these lamb wraps or pitas is that you can serve them any way you like.

I hope you enjoy making this easy dish. If you do, please let me know how you get on in the comments section below!   

How to make lamb wraps

Lamb Wraps

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These easy lamb wraps are quick and easy to put together, and a great way to enjoy your leftover roast lamb. Serve in a tortilla or make a Greek pita.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 wheat tortilla, or pita bread
• 1/2 ripe avocado, sliced
• 1/2 carrot, grated
• Lamb leftovers, pre-pulled
• 1/2 tomato, cut into 1/8th's
• 1 tbsp tzatziki sauce

Optional

• 1 tbsp Hummus
• 1/2 sliced onion
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the lamb pieces in the microwave in a BPA free container with a bit of water added, for about 2 minutes. Then heat the tortilla according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you are using pita bread, then toast it in a toaster.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables. Grate the carrot, slice the tomatoes and scoop out and slice the avocado. Slice the onion if you are going to use one.
3. For the tzatziki follow this recipe link: Authentic Tzatziki.
4. When the pita bread or tortilla is warmed, add the ingredients you have chosen. If you are going to use some hummus, then spread that first before adding the other ingredients. Add the tzatziki sauce last to suit.
5. Roll the tortilla tightly before serving up.

Notes

What you put in your wrap is up to you. I think the hummus goes well and gives a middle eastern taste to the dish, together with the lamb. The tzatziki sauce gives it a lovely Greek pita feel.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 633Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 914mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 14gSugar: 5gProtein: 25g

This nutrition information was automatically calculated by Nutritionix, but may not be 100% accurate.

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