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Marinated Lamb Brains with Lemon

Name: Marinated Lamb Brains with Lemon
Total time: 2 h 54 min
Yield: serves 6 as a meze
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 6 sets of lamb brains; 2 tbsp white vinegar, divided; 1¼ tbsp salt, divided; 1 clove garlic, peeled, left whole; 60 ml lemon juice; 85 ml olive oil; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Lamb brains poached very gently, cubed and left to soak up a lemon, olive oil and parsley dressing. A classic meze, soft and delicate, served cool.

Yieldserves 6 as a meze
Hands-on25 min
Total2 h 54 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

6sets of lamb brains
2 tbspwhite vinegar, divided
1¼ tbspsalt, divided
1 clovegarlic, peeled, left whole

Dressing

60 mllemon juice
85 mlolive oil
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Contains

Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Parsley
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton

Taste

Sour / bright
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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