Lamb-Mushroom Kabobs with Greek Yogurt Mopping Sauce

Leg of lamb, merguez sausage, and mushrooms are placed on kabobs and grilled with a Greek yogurt mopping sauce that's full of flavor.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 970 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups red wine
• 2 cups olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 pinch saffron
• kosher salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 medium red onion, diced
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 18 brown cremini mushrooms
• 5 ounces Greek yogurt
• 1 fluid ounce white wine
• 1 tablespoon porcini mushroom powder
• 1 teaspoon dried Greek oregano
• 0.5 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1.5 pounds leg of lamb, trimmed with no tendons, cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1.5 pounds merguez sausage, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 0.5 ounce extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Mix olive oil, red wine, parsley, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, mint, pepper, and kosher salt for the marinade together in a bowl. Coat leg of lamb cubes and mushrooms in separate bowls; marinate for 24 hours.

Step 3

Whisk Greek yogurt, egg, wine, oil, lemon zest and juice, smoked paprika, mushroom powder, red pepper flakes, garlic, oregano, saffron, salt, and pepper for mopping sauce together heavily so everything mixes together. Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours, to overnight.

Step 4

Place a piece of lamb leg, red onion, cremini mushroom, merguez sausage, and another piece of red onion on 7 grill-safe skewers. Repeat with ingredients for as long as your skewer is able to handle and rotate evenly.

Step 5

Place kabobs on the preheated grill to sear in juices and form a crust on lamb, rotating occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes.

Step 6

Reduce grill temperature to medium-high. Coat kabobs with a generous layer of mopping sauce. Let brown and bubble and continue to coat until an instant-read thermometer inserted into a piece of sausage reads at least 142 degrees F (61 degrees C). The leg of lamb should come to 125 degrees F (52 degrees C) for medium-rare.