Quick roast lamb with salsa verde
A butterflied leg of lamb will cook more quickly - serve with an Italian green sauce of basil, parsley, anchovies and capers
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 40 mins + marinating
- Mix the fennel and lemon with 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil and lots of seasoning. Rub all over the lamb and marinate for at least an hour.
- Heat the oven to 240C/fan 220C/gas 9. To make the salsa verde, put the ingredients in a food processor with 3-4 tbsp oil and whizz to a rough sauce. Season.
- Put the lamb in a shallow roasting tin and cook for 25-30 minutes for medium. Rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with the salsa verde.
PER SERVING
532 kcalories, protein 52.7g, carbohydrate 0.6g, fat 35.7 g, saturated fat 11.8g, fibre 0.3g, salt 0.7 g
Recipe from olive magazine, October 2012.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 40 mins + marinating
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds , lightly crushed
- 1 lemon , juiced
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1.6kg leg of lamb , boned and butterflied (ask your butcher to do this)
SALSA VERDE
- 1 shallot , roughly chopped
- 4 anchovies in olive oil, drained
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 lemon , zested and juiced
- 2 tbsp capers
- a small bunch parsley , roughly chopped
- a small bunch basil , roughly chopped
- extra-virgin olive oil
PER SERVING
532 kcalories, protein 52.7g, carbohydrate 0.6g, fat 35.7 g, saturated fat 11.8g, fibre 0.3g, salt 0.7 g
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