Name: Slow-roasted leg of lamb in a nest of rosemary
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: free-range leg of lamb, bone in 1.5-2 kgkg,Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ,head garlic 1,onion 1,fresh bay leaves 2,Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling ,whole-grain mustard 1T,large bunch rosemary 1,stalks rainbow chard, leaves removed and stalks lightly steamed 12

Slow-roasted shoulder of spring lamb with dried apricots

1 hour 40 minutes, plus resting time

Rosemary salted lamb chops with a minted pea dressing

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

250 g rosemary-flavoured salt
8 lamb chops
2 T olive oil
Fresh mint, for garnish

For the dressing:

150 g fresh green peas
250 g creme fraiche
12 mint leaves, chopped
Cracked black pepper, to taste

Method

Sprinkle a layer of the rosemary-flavoured salt on a tray. Rub the lamb chops with olive oil, then coat in the salt. Heat a griddle pan until smoking.

Grill the chops for 2 minutes a side, or until charred, then lower the heat to medium and cook for a further 10 minutes. Set aside to rest.

Transfer to serving plates and spoon over the dressing. Serve with lemon wedges and garnish with mint.

To make the dressing, blanch the peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 30 seconds, or until emerald green in colour. Refresh in ice water then drain and roughly mash. Add the crème fraîche, mint and cracked black pepper.

TASTE’s take:

Ask your butcher to cut extra long chops for something visually different.

This is a test recipe

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