Name: Spiced leg of butterflied lamb with preserved lemon dressing
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2.5kg leg of lamb bone removed and butterflied; 2 onions sliced; to serve salad leaves; to serve (optional) cooked black beluga lentils; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp aleppo chilli flakes; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground fennel; 3 preserved lemons; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbps white wine vinegar; 1 clove garlic finely chopped; 1 tbsp parsley or mint; 3 tbsp green olives sliced; 1 tbsp capers

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Spiced leg of butterflied lamb with preserved lemon dressing

Spiced leg of butterflied lamb with preserved lemon dressing

Published: May 27, 2015 at 9:22 AM

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Serves 8

A little effort

Total time: 1 hr

+ marinating

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This recipe for spiced leg of butterflied lamb with preserved lemon dressing is great on the BBQ. The spicy marinade and zesty preserved lemon dressing lighten this up for summer. It's great for a family get-together

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2.5kg leg of lamb

bone removed and butterflied
2 onions

sliced
to serve salad leaves
to serve (optional) cooked black beluga lentils

Marinade

2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp  soy sauce
1 tsp aleppo chilli flakes
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground fennel

Preserved lemon dressing

3 preserved lemons
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbps  white wine vinegar
1 clove garlic

finely chopped
1 tbsp parsley or mint
3 tbsp green olives

sliced
1 tbsp capers

Nutrition: per serving

kcal479
fat30.4g
saturates11.7g
carbs3.7g
fibre0.9g
protein47g
salt1g

Method

step 1

Put the meat in a shallow baking dish and cover with the marinade ingredients. Season, cover with clingfilm and chill overnight or for up to 48 hours. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.
step 2

To BBQ, heat your coals and when they’re grey/pink, spread them to the sides of the grill and put a drip pan in the middle. This will allow the lamb to cook without flareups. BBQ for 20 minutes on each side.
step 3

Or heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put the lamb on the onions in a baking dish. Cook for 40-50 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 60C in the thickest part (for pink meat). Rest for 10 minutes under foil and then slice.
step 4

Mix the dressing ingredients together and season. Serve the meat with the dressing, some salad and cooked lentils, if you like.

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