Grilled Lamb and Fig Skewers

Recipe summary

Delicious lamb skewers with sundried fig and bulgur salad drizzled with fig tzatziki.

Preparation time:
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4

Ingredients

Skewers

• 4 sprigs rosemary, 6 inches long
• 2 pounds lamb sirloin, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup fig jam, see recipe below
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced into 8
• 2 figs, cut in half
• 4 bay leafs

Bulgur

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 cup coarse bulgur
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup dried figs, cut into small pieces
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 bunch scallions, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped mint
• Salt and black pepper

Tzatziki

• 1 cup Greek-style yogurt
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved and seeded, and grated
• 4 ripe figs, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped mint