I'm a firm believer in recycling. Not just at the curb, but also in the kitchen. When we made pizza the other day using ground lamb as a topping, we ended up with some lamb left over, just enough for a good lunch for the two of us.
So, we recycled it into small patties, quickly sautéed in a pan and laid on top of a nest of the garlicky Swiss chard and tangy goat cheese we had also used on the pizza. Even the buns were recycled, two I froze when I made Chilebrown's recipe for whole wheat hamburger buns. We toasted them on the grill and put them to work.
It was as good, and maybe even a little better, than the original pizza. Lamb loves garlic and garlic loves Swiss chard and Swiss chard loves goat cheese and goat cheese loves whole wheat. It was a love fest all around and we were glad to be invited to the orgy.
On my. That all sounds so good. I love lamb but it's hard to find in our small town grocery store... :)
ReplyDeleteTroutbirder, keep asking - I find that butchers respond to requests they hear more than once. And Baron would love the leftovers... ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh my, also! I like it (almost) better than the pizza, though I'm in love with the blistery crust you achieved. I've never even thought about cooked greens on a burger. I bet that was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYum, and a perfect flavour mix.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the long slow haul to making a lamb pie today :)
ReplyDeleteI do admit to freezing home made bread. I am impressed how far you take leftovers. You are the 'Leftover Queen'.
ReplyDeleteCookiecrumb, scrumptious, just scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteMs Mouse, hope you will talk about your lamb pie - that sounds wonderful!
Chilebrown, I plan to have that engraved on my tombstone. :-)
Great photo! Yum Zone.
ReplyDeleteGreg, thanks. I don't take much time with my photos so if they turn out well, it's happenstance.
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