Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce
A succulent roasted leg of lamb served with homemade mint sauce.
Servings: 6 -8
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Meat thermometer
- This is an affiliate link.Roasting pan
- This is an affiliate link.Food processor
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 1/2 small bunch fresh rosemary half the leaves removed and chopped
- 1 lemon zest
- 2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 2kg / 4½ lbs quality leg of lamb
- salt
For the Mint Sauce:
- 20g / 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp This is an affiliate link.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: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 520mg | Potassium: 637mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 4mg