Herbed Lamb Leg with Pea and Feta Orzo

Herbed Lamb Leg with Pea and Feta Orzo

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 29, 2018.

Rest your lamb well and slice lamb against the grin to ensure tenderness. If your lamb leg is too large to cook in one pan, then cook in two batches before adding both halves to the oven with vegetables.


Ingredients

Orzo

  • 1 broccoli
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 courgette
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 400g orzo pasta
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 50-100g feta cheese
  • 1 Tbsp mustard
  • 1 Tbsp vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

Lamb

  • 600g butterflied lamb leg (at room temperature)

Parsley Mayonnaise

  • 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 Tbsp parsley
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 2 tsp hot water

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 230°C. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Cut broccoli into small florets; dice red onion and courgette 1.5cm; crumble feta. Roughly chop parsley and set aside.
  2. Toss broccoli, red onion and courgette on tray with lemon zest, juice and a drizzle of oil. Season and spread in a single layer. Place in oven for about 8 minutes while preparing lamb. Pat lamb dry (without removing herbs), cut in half width-ways and season well with salt. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on high heat and cook lamb for 2 minutes each side until browned.
  3. Place lamb on top of veggies on tray and place in oven for 8-10 minutes (depending on thickness), for medium, or until cooked to your liking. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing thinly (see tip).
  4. While lamb rests, cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 6 minutes. Add peas and cook for a further 1 minute until pasta and peas are tender. Drain well and toss with a little oil to avoid sticking. Set aside.
  5. While lamb rests, combine mayonnaise, parsley, mustard and hot water in a small bowl. Season and set aside for serving. Toss roast veggies and pasta together in a large bowl with feta, mustard, vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste.
  6. To serve, divide pea and feta orzo pasta between plates or bowls and top with slices of herbed lamb. Drizzle with parsley mayonnaise.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2798 kj
669 kcal
Protein 41.0g
Carbohydrate 55.5g
Fat 30.4g