Roast lamb with mint salsa verde
1
Points®
Total time: 2 hr • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr 40 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
This succulent lamb is served with tender roasted potatoes, capsicum and a fresh mint and parsley salsa


Ingredients
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Lamb leg roast, raw
1120 g, (1.6kg), fat trimmed
Potato(es)
640 g, (Desiree), chopped
Lemon juice
¼ cup(s)
Olive oil
1 tbs
Red capsicum
2 medium, thickly sliced
Whole grain mustard
2 tsp
Capers, rinsed, drained
1 tsp, chopped
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 cup(s), finely chopped
Fresh mint
½ cup(s), finely chopped
Green string beans, cooked without added fat
200 g
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Using a sharp knife, cut twelve 2cm incisions in lamb. Insert a slice of garlic into each incision. Season lamb with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Lightly spray a medium non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add lamb and cook, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned. Place in a baking dish and top with rosemary sprigs. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
2
Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave potatoes until just tender. Drain. Combine 2 tablespoons juice and half the oil in a large bowl. Add potatoes and turn to coat. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place potatoes in a baking dish and bake in oven with lamb for the last 45 minutes of cooking.
3
Transfer lamb to a plate. Discard rosemary. Cover with foil and set aside to rest for 10 minutes before slicing thinly. Increase oven temperature to 220°C or 200°C fan-forced. Add capsicum to potatoes and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
4
Combine remaining juice and oil in a bowl. Add mustard, capers, 1 tablespoon water, parsley and mint. Stir salsa verde to combine.
5
Serve lamb with salsa verde, roast potatoes and capsicum, and beans.
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