Lemon and herb crusted racks of lamb
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Easy
- August 2009

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Serves 4
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Takes 5 min to make and 20 min to cook
This rack of lamb gets treated to cheese, mint, lemon, parsley and sundried tomatoes. Easy and tasty.
- Calories
- 341kcals
- Fat
- 16.6g (6.5g sugar)
- Protein
- 34.6g
- Carbohydrates
- 14g (1.5g sugar)
- Salt
- 0.7g
Ingredients
- 65g fresh white breadcrumbs
- Grated zest of 2 lemons
- 20g Parmesan or Grana Padano, finely grated
- Small bunch of fresh mint, leaves finely chopped
- Small bunch of fresh parsley,
- leaves finely chopped
- 2 x 300g racks of lamb, French trimmed
- 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée
- Olive oil, for greasing
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7. In a bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, cheese and herbs to make the crust. Smear the fat-covered side of the lamb racks with the tomato purée and press the crust on top to cover evenly. Put the lamb on a lightly oiled baking tray and roast for 20 minutes for pink lamb, or 25-30 minutes for medium to well done.
- Remove from the oven and cover with foil for 5 minutes before carving.
delicious. tips
For quick pre-dinner nibbles, mix 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée with a 200g pot Greek yogurt, 1 crushed garlic clove, the grated zest of 1 lemon and a good drizzle of olive oil. Season well, spread on strips of toast and serve.
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