Name: Mediterranean mini lamb roast
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram rolled lamb loin, trimmed; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 rosemary stalk, leaves picked; 1/2 cup dried apricots; 1/2 cup apricot jam, warmed; 3/4 cup couscous; 3/4 cup boiling water; 1/4 cup currants; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 15 gram butter; Mediterranean sauce; 2 teaspoon olive oil; 1 red capsicum, seeded, cubed; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 finger eggplant, sliced; 1 zucchini, sliced; 1/2 cup passata; 2 tablespoon shredded basil

Ingredients

500 gram rolled lamb loin, trimmed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 rosemary stalk, leaves picked

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup apricot jam, warmed

3/4 cup couscous

3/4 cup boiling water

1/4 cup currants

1/4 cup chopped parsley

15 gram butter

Mediterranean sauce

2 teaspoon olive oil

1 red capsicum, seeded, cubed

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 finger eggplant, sliced

1 zucchini, sliced

1/2 cup passata

2 tablespoon shredded basil

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Remove string and roll out lamb loin. Rub with oil and season to taste. Sprinkle rosemary leaves down centre of loin and top with apricots. Roll up and tie with kitchen string.

2.Place lamb on wire rack in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. Brush lamb with apricot jam and bake for a further 10-15 minutes or to taste, basting once. Remove from oven, cover with foil and rest for 5 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan on high. Saute capsicum, tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini for 4-5 minutes until tender. Stir in passata and basil, and season to taste. Cover and simmer for a further 4-5 minutes until vegetables are tender.

4.Prepare parsley couscous by combining couscous with boiling water in a bowl. Allow to stand for 2-3 minutes. Fluff with a fork to separate grains and stir in currants, parsley and butter.

5.Serve sliced lamb with couscous and mediterranean sauce.

If you don’t have passata, combine 2 tablespoons of tomato paste with 1/3 cup water. Deglaze pan by adding remaining jam and 1/2 cup stock. Simmer until thickened. Serve over lamb.
Note

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