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Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Roasted leg of lamb served with homemade mint sauce.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine British
Servings 6 -8
Calories 402 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
  • ½ small bunch fresh rosemary half the leaves removed and chopped
  • 1 lemon, zest
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2kg/4.5 lbs quality leg of lamb
  • salt

For the Mint Sauce:

  • 20g/1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F
  • In a mortar combine chopped rosemary leaves, crushed garlic, coarse salt, lemon zest and olive oil. Bash it with a pestle till rosemary and lemon zest release their oils and the mixture resembles a paste.
  • Rub the mixture all over the leg and roast in the preheat oven for 1 hour 15 minutes for a medium-rare and 1 hour 30 minutes for a well done roast.
  • Put mint, sugar, salt, water, white wine vinegar and olive oil in a food processor and blend until smooth.
  • When your roast is cooked take it out of the oven and loosely cover it with aluminum foil. Allow it to rest for 20 minutes before cutting it.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 43gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 520mgPotassium: 637mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 4mg
Keyword lamb recipe, roast lamb
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