Try this addictive combination of roast lamb, pumpkin and hommus for your next dinner.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 large bunch rosemary
- 1.5kg easy-carve lamb leg
- 800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into large chunks
- 200g green beans, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 125g hommus dip, to serve
Method
- Step 1Position 1 shelf above the centre in oven and another below the centre. Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a roasting pan. Combine 2 tablespoons oil, garlic and sea salt in a small bowl. Remove leaves from 1 sprig rosemary. Roughly chop. Stir into oil mixture. Rub lamb all over with oil mixture.
- Step 2Place remaining rosemary sprigs in roasting pan. Place lamb on top. Roast, uncovered, on top shelf, for 30 minutes.
- Step 3Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a separate roasting pan in oven. Add pumpkin. Season with salt and pepper. Turn to coat. Transfer lamb to bottom shelf and place pumpkin on top shelf. Roast lamb and pumpkin for 35 to 40 minutes for medium lamb or until cooked to your liking. Remove lamb from oven. Cover with foil and rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, increase oven to 230°C and roast pumpkin for a further 10 minutes or until golden.
- Step 4Cook beans in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 3 to 4 minutes or until bright green. Drain and place in a bowl. Top with butter and gently toss to combine.
- Step 5Slice lamb across the grain. Arrange lamb, pumpkin and green beans on plates. Serve with hommus.
- Low carb
- Lower gi
Nutrition
3478 kj
Energy
52g
Fat Total
15g
Saturated Fat
9g
Fibre
69g
Protein
221mg
Cholesterol
576.82mg
Sodium
12g
Carbs (sugar)
18g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
- Author: Annette Forrest
- Image credit: Ben Dearnley
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
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