Lamb and Couscous Lettuce Cups
What do you make with leftover lamb? If you’re me, you make these delicious butter lettuce cups stuffed with chunks of leftover grilled lamb kabobs and couscous salad and then serve them with tzatziki sauce. Genius, no?
It’s rare that I don’t share an actual recipe, per se, but this is definitely a recipe idea worth sharing. I was feeling a little under the weather the last couple of days so I spent some time going through my photos. We enjoyed these awesome little lettuce wrap meals last week, taking advantage of the couscous salad and tzatziki sauce that I had on hand. I’d made lamb kabobs for the two of us one night on the grill but, as is typical, there was too much lamb for just one dinner. Cue the leftovers.
Butter Lettuce Cups with Lamb, Couscous, and Tzatziki Recipe
- Leftover lamb, cut into chunks
- Couscous salad
- Tzatziki sauce
- Butter lettuce, separated into individual leaves
Directions
- Take an individual leaf of butter lettuce and top with a tablespoon of couscous salad.
- Add chunks of leftover lamb
- Top or serve with tzatziki sauce
Delicious and easy! Now you have a great way to use leftover lamb. Another way to use leftover lamb is my Easy Lamb Stew, which is to die for. Or, if you have lamb leftover from my Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb, this is a great way to use it. People often tell me that they don’t know how to cook or serve lamb, so I’m always trying to give you some new ideas.
If you don’t have couscous salad to serve these with, my orzo salad is a good substitution. If you only have leftover lamb and tzatziki, that will work, too. Don’t ever be afraid to play with your food.
Enjoy and always eat well!