Lavas appetizer with minced meat

4 servings

30 minutes

Lavash snack with minced meat is a wonderful dish of Armenian cuisine that combines rich flavors and appetizing texture. Thin sheets of lavash carefully wrap around the aromatic filling of juicy minced meat sautéed with onions and carrots. Fresh tomato slices, crispy lettuce leaves, and spicy garlic mayonnaise complement the composition. The finishing touch is a layer of tender grated cheese that makes the roll even richer and more harmonious. After cooling, the dish acquires a dense texture, allowing for easy cutting into neat pieces. This snack is perfect for festive tables, picnics, or light dinners, and its delicate taste and aroma of spices will provide gastronomic pleasure to every gourmet.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 488
• Proteins: 30.7g
• Fats: 23.3g
• Carbohydrates: 37g

Ingredients

• Armenian lavash: 3 pc
• Ground meat: 400 g
• Onion: 1 pc
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Tomatoes: 2 pc
• Green salad: 1 bunch
• Cheese: 100 g
• Mayonnaise: to taste
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Green: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Chop the onion finely. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 piece
   • Carrot: 1 piece

2. In a frying pan with heated vegetable oil, sauté the onion. After 3 minutes, add the carrot and fry until the carrot is half cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 piece
   • Carrot: 1 piece

3. Add the minced meat to the onion and carrot, fry for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, season with salt and pepper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground meat: 400 g
   • Mayonnaise:  to taste
   • Green:  to taste

4. Slice the tomatoes into rounds. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Wash and dry the lettuce leaves.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes: 2 pieces
   • Cheese: 100 g
   • Green salad: 1 bunch

5. Mix mayonnaise with garlic pressed through a press. Finely chop the greens.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mayonnaise:  to taste
   • Garlic: 1 clove
   • Green:  to taste

6. Unroll the lavash, spread it with garlic mayonnaise, evenly distribute the filling on it, leaving 2-3 cm from the edges, and sprinkle with greens.

   Required ingredients:

   • Armenian lavash: 3 pieces
   • Mayonnaise:  to taste
   • Ground meat: 400 g
   • Green:  to taste

7. Spread garlic mayonnaise on both sides of the second lavash and place it on top of the filling. Distribute lettuce leaves over the lavash, place tomato slices on top of the lettuce, and drizzle mayonnaise over the tomatoes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Armenian lavash: 3 pieces
   • Mayonnaise:  to taste
   • Green salad: 1 bunch
   • Tomatoes: 2 pieces
   • Mayonnaise:  to taste

8. Cover the tomatoes with a third layer of lavash, lightly smeared with garlic mayonnaise on both sides. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the lavash and carefully roll it into a roll.

   Required ingredients:

   • Armenian lavash: 3 pieces
   • Mayonnaise:  to taste
   • Cheese: 100 g

9. Place the finished roll in the refrigerator for 30–60 minutes, then it can be sliced crosswise, 1.5–2 cm thick.