Harissa-spiced slow-roast lamb

Harissa-spiced slow-roast lamb

Our easy harissa-spiced slow roast lamb is served with a mint, almond and radish salad. A crowd-pleasing spring or summer roast.

Harissa-spiced slow-roast lamb

Find more Sunday lunch ideas in our summer roast recipes collection, and see our great collection of recipes that use harissa.

  • Serves icon Serves 6-8
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 4½ hours

Our easy harissa-spiced slow roast lamb is served with a mint, almond and radish salad. A crowd-pleasing spring or summer roast.

Find more Sunday lunch ideas in our summer roast recipes collection, and see our great collection of recipes that use harissa.

Nutrition: For 8 servings

Calories
505kcals
Fat
29.8g (9.3g saturated)
Protein
52.7g
Carbohydrates
5.3g (4.8g sugars)
Fibre
2.5g
Salt
0.5g

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp harissa paste (we like Belazu rose harissa paste)
  • Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • Small bunch fresh coriander, leaves and stalks chopped
  • 2.2-3kg easy-carve leg of lamb (see Know-how)

For the salad

  • 1 cucumber, halved, deseeded and sliced
  • 300g mixed radishes, quartered (or sliced then quartered if using the larger watermelon radishes)
  • 100g whole skin-on almonds, toasted in a dry pan
  • Small bunch fresh mint, chopped
  • Handful fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
  • 2 tbsp argan oil (see Know-how)
  • 2 tsp runny honey
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 125g pomegranate seeds
  • Roast potatoes to serve
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas 3. Mix together the harissa pesto or paste, lemon zest and juice, ground spices, fresh coriander and plenty of black pepper in a bowl.
  2. Put the lamb in a roasting tin and rub with the harissa marinade (see Make Ahead). Roast for 30 minutes, uncovered, then pour 300ml water around the lamb and cover the tin tightly with 2 sheets of foil. Roast for 4 hours, basting with the cooking juices once or twice, until tender.
  3. Transfer the lamb to a chopping board and rest for 20-30 minutes, loosely covered with foil. Skim any surface fat off the pan juices, then taste and keep warm (or simmer briskly for 5-10 minutes to intensify the flavour if it’s not punchy enough).
  4. Meanwhile, prepare the salad. Put the cucumber, radishes and almonds in a serving bowl and toss with most of the herbs. Drizzle with the argan oil, honey and lemon juice along with plenty of salt, and toss well. Scatter over the remaining herbs and pomegranate seeds. Serve the lamb, carved into slices, with the salad and crispy roast potatoes.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
505kcals
Fat
29.8g (9.3g saturated)
Protein
52.7g
Carbohydrates
5.3g (4.8g sugars)
Fibre
2.5g
Salt
0.5g

delicious. tips

  1. Marinate the lamb, covered in the fridge, up to 2 days ahead of roasting.

  2. Easy-carve leg of lamb has had the leg boned out, then tied back into the joint for flavour. Ask your butcher to do it for you or look in larger supermarkets.

    Argan oil comes from Morocco and is made from the crushed fruit of the argan tree; it has a distinctive, nutty flavour. If you can’t find it, use olive oil instead.

  3. It’s impossible to beat red rioja with roast lamb, and a younger ‘crianza’ style will suit this dish best.

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