Fragrant lamb with tzatziki
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Total time: 55 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Enjoy this lamb favourite with refreshing Greek-style tzatziki and fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
Lamb leg roast, raw
900 g, (buy a small leg (1.3kg) of lamb on the bone)
Garlic
3 clove(s), crushed
Olive oil
2 tsp
Fresh thyme
1 tbs
Salt
½ tsp
Fresh mint
1 tbs, chopped or 1/2 tsp dried mint
Plain or natural yoghurt, low-fat, no added sugar
200 g
Lebanese cucumber
1 medium, grated, excess liquid squeezed out in a sieve
Fresh mint
1 tbs, shredded
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Instructions
1
Remove bone from lamb and trim off all fat. Butterfly lamb to an even thickness. You should have 900g trimmed lamb. Combine garlic, oil, thyme, salt and mint in a small bowl. Rub all over lamb.
2
Preheat a barbecue to high. Cook lamb in a covered barbecue for 15–20 minutes each side. Reduce heat to medium if necessary. Remove lamb from barbecue and stand, loosely covered with foil, for 5 minutes before slicing to serve.
3
Meanwhile, combine yoghurt, cucumber, mint and garlic in a medium bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve lamb with tzatziki.
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