Grilled Garlic and Mint Pesto Stuffed Leg of Lamb

Name: Grilled Garlic and Mint Pesto Stuffed Leg of Lamb
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Type of fire: two-zone indirect; 2 heads garlic; 1 medium Grill heat: -high; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 boneless and butterflied leg of lamb, about 2 ½lbs; 177 milliliters mint pesto, plus more for serving; 1 Tbsp olive oil

Grilled Garlic and Mint Pesto Stuffed Leg of Lamb is a gluten free and primal side dish. One serving contains 286 calories, 32g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have kosher salt and pepper, garlic, butterflied leg of lamb, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Cut top quarters off of heads of garlic.

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Garlic

Place garlic cloves, cut side down, in center of a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Seal foil and place directly on oven rack. Cook until cloves are browned and very soft, 45-60 minutes.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Clove

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Remove from oven, let cool for 10 minutes, then squeeze cloves out of the skin into a small bowl and mash into a paste with a fork.

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Clove

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Bowl

Oven

Lay leg of lamb open on a large cutting board, fat side down. Season meat generously with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Leg Of Lamb

Meat

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Cutting Board

Spread roasted garlic paste over exposed meat.

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Roasted Garlic

Spread

Meat

Spread mint pesto on top of garlic.

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Garlic

Spread

Pesto

Mint

Roll lamb closed and tie securely with butcher twine about every inch. Season outside of lamb generously with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Roll

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Kitchen Twine

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate. Sear lamb on hot side of grill until browned all over, about 4 minutes per side. Move to cool side of grill, cover, and let cook until meat registers 130°F on an instant read thermometer inserted into thickest part of lamb.

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Lamb

Meat

Cooking Oil