Product Spotlight: Lamb. Healthy eating with the Market.

Often overlooked, lamb meat is a nutritional powerhouse and easily adaptable to many recipes. Lamb meat, especially pastured lamb, is high in omega-3 fatty acids, L-Carnitine, B vitamins, and many important minerals including iron, selenium, zinc, and phosphorous. And for those of you who are environmentally minded, sheep grazing has shown some promise in restoring grassland function.

Come on out to the market and stop by our many vendors who carry pastured lamb. Our next market will be February 23, 10AM-12PM. See you there!

Lamb and Spaghetti Squash
Recipe provided by Peaceful Heart Farm

Ingredients

• 1 medium spaghetti squash
• 1 pound lamb ground
• 1/8 pound liver ground or pureed (optional)
• 1/2 medium onion diced
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano dried
• 8 medium mushrooms white button
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions
Prepare the squash

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Cut the spaghetti squash in half length-wise with a large knife or cleaver.
3. Place cut side down in a shallow baking dish. Add 3/4" of water to the dish.
4. Bake for 45 minutes or so, until the squash is soft to the touch.
5. Remove from oven and set aside to cool to a temperature comfortable for handling.

Prepare the lamb

1. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add lamb, liver, onions, sea salt, garlic, and oregano, and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add mushrooms and continue to cook 10 - 12 minutes or until lamb is fully done.

Assemble the dish

1. Remove the "spaghetti" from the squash.
2. Turn the cut side up, and remove from the rind with a fork. Tip: Scrape the fork cross-wise, so the strands of squash fall out like spaghetti.
3. Spoon lamb mixture over spaghetti squash to serve.
4. Optional: add a sauce of your choice