When you want roast lamb and you want it perfect, this is the recipe you need to have kept in your stash somewhere. Pin it immediately. Perfection!
Roast lamb is one of those homey favourites that I find hard to pass up. It is perfect on any occasion. However, stringy overcooked dry lamb is a real downer. SO steaming the roast first in the Thermomix is sort of a win win, then add your flavours and hit it with high heat. Add the flash roasted tomatoes, a bed of rocket to soak up all those roasting juices and don't forget the Perfect Roast Potatoes. YUMMERS. Happy Easter, Christmas, Birthday, Bar Mitzvah, Anniversary!
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Need
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The Lamb
- 1 Lamb Leg, butterflied. Roughly 1.2 kg. (2 kg max).
- 20 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
- 2 Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
- black pepper to taste
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The Pesto
- A few coloured peppercorns
- 1 lemons juice and finely grated zest
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 Handful fresh mint
- A few sprigs of rosemary, foliage only
- 1 Handful rocket or arugula
- 100 Grams pistachio kernels
- 1 Pinch pink salt flakes BUY
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) Enough to bring it all together BUY
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The Sides
- 2 Handfuls rocket leaves
- extra rosemary and mint to garnish
- 1-2 Bunches cherry tomatoes on the vine
- 20 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
- 2 Teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 Pinch pink salt flakes BUY
- 1 Pinch black pepper
Do
- 1
Preheat oven to 220°C. Drizzle some EVOO into a baking dish and set aside.
- 2
Pour 1 litre of water into the Thermomix bowl. Line the Varoma dish with paper and place lamb into the Varoma and season with salt and pepper all over. Steam 25 min/Varoma/speed 4. Drain Thermomix bowl of water.
- 3
Place the steamed lamb into the prepared baking dish and bake for 30 minutes (depending on the size of lamb).
- 4
Pesto;
- 5
Meanwhile make the pesto by placing peppercorns, lemon zest, garlic and herbs into the Thermomix bowl and mill 8 sec/speed 8.
- 6
Add remaining ingredients except oil and blend a further 5 sec/speed 8. Scrape down with spatula if necessary.
- 7
With blades rotating on speed 3, add enough EVOO through lid to just bring the mix to a solid paste.
- 8
Take the lamb out of the oven and coat with the pesto. Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes, until crust is fragrant and golden. Keep your eye on it so the pesto doesn't burn. Rest for at least 20 minutes, covered, before serving.
- 9
To flash roast the tomatoes, place them in a baking dish, lined with baking paper, drizzle with EVOO, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Place in a hot oven for 7 minutes or until starting to blister.
- 10
Serve lamb on a bed of rocket, with a garnish of mint and rosemary. Roasted tomatoes and potatoes on the side.
Served with
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
