Garlic and herb stuffed leg of lamb
Feeds 6 - Ready in 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Impress your guests with this very special Easter roast
Ingredients:
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1 slice Co-op white bread, crusts removed
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Co-op British lamb leg (roughly 2.1kg)
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1 tbsp Dijon mustard
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2 tsp dried thyme
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2 tsp dried rosemary
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1/2 x 25g pack flat leaf parsley, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, crushed, plus 1 whole bulb, halved
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1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
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2 small onions, halved
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Few sprigs rosemary (optional)
Directions:
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Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
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Put the bread on a baking tray and bake for 5 mins, then grate or whizz into crumbs
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Tip back onto the tray, spread out and bake for another 5 mins and set aside
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Using a sharp knife, cut around the lamb leg bone and remove
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Try to leave the surrounding skin intact
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Mix the mustard, thyme, rosemary, parsley, crushed garlic cloves and 30g of the breadcrumbs (freeze the rest to use another time)
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Add the olive oil, season, stir, then stuff the mixture into the lamb leg
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Tie the leg up with string, then put on a baking tray
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Roast according to the pack instructions, basting every 15 mins with the tray juices
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An hour before the end of cooking, add the garlic bulb and onions to the tray
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Add the rosemary sprigs for the last 15 mins of cooking too, then serve with these seasonal sides.