Roast Lamb Leg With Hummus @ Mona's Cafe

Written by Tom Fitzmorris July 10, 2017 08:01 in

500BestSquareRoast Lamb Leg With Hummus @ Mona's Cafe

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Although hummus is thought of as a dip or spread, it is also commonly used in Middle Eastern restaurants as a sauce, usually on roast lamb served in large cubes. Mona's is one of the best makers of hummus around New Orleans. They make an interesting variation on this with ground lamb and beef mixed together, made into patties and grilled. The sauce for this is sort of hummus without the chickpeas--just the sesame-seed paste called tahini, with some oil and lemon juice. (In some restaurants, that sauce is called taratour.) Even during the advent of upscale Middle Eastern restaurants, this version is impressive.
Mona's Cafe. Marigny: 504 Frenchmen. 504-949-4115.
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