Roasted Lamb with Root Vegetables

Name: Roasted Lamb with Root Vegetables
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 1 bay leaf, crushed; 1 large beet, peeled and cut into wedges; 8 carrots, peeled and trimmed; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps honey; 3 kilograms leg of lamb; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 16 smalls potatoes, unpeeled; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 8 servings salt to taste; 8 baby turnips, peeled; 1 yam, peeled and cut into wedges

Roasted Lamb with Root Vegetables might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 702 calories, 58g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up leg of lamb, honey, rosemary, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the balsamic vinegar you could follow this main course with the Skinny Strawberry Ice Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Allow the leg of lamb to rest at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking.

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Leg Of Lamb

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.

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Oven

Whisk the garlic, pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, rosemary, 1/2 cup olive oil, vinegar, and honey together in a small bowl. Rub the mixture over the lamb, then season with 2 tablespoons coarse salt. Set aside.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Coarse Salt

Olive Oil

Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Vinegar

Garlic

Pepper

Honey

Lamb

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Whisk

Bowl

Place carrots, potatoes, beet, yam, and turnips in a large roasting pan. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and a pinch of salt. Arrange the seasoned leg of lamb on top of the vegetables.

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Leg Of Lamb

Vegetable

Olive Oil

Potato

Carrot

Turnip

Beet

Salt

Yam

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Roasting Pan

Roast the lamb in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue roasting to your desired degree of doneness, about 90 minutes more for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).

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Lamb

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Kitchen Thermometer