This herby garlicy rubbed lamb is easy to prepare and so full of flavour serves 6. The lamb is best when you have the time to marinate up to 24 hours. Prepare your Meat Rub Blend and the Marinade you drizzle on before you serve it .
Ingredients you will need:
1 c of pitted olives
1/2 cup of olive oil
1 packet of Put Me Anywhere spice
2 tbsp c chopped parsley and 1 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary
3 cloves of minced garlic
5 lb leg of lamb butterflied
1 1/2 lemons seeded
Points to butterfly lamb leg
• Put the leg, meatier side down, on a large chopping board and use your fingers to locate the bone.
• Cut down vertically along the length of the leg to the bone, then begin to cut around the bone.
• Scrape the meat away from the bone as closely as possible.
• Continue to work your knife around and lift the bone free.
• Open out the lamb and cut down through any thicker parts, to give an even thickness.
• Cut away excess fat and sinew.
• Lay a piece of cling film over the meat and bash the surface with a rolling pin to flatten it slightly.
• The meat should be an even thickness throughout.
Marinade – Chop 1 c of olives to a paste like texture then add 1/4 cup of olive oil and 1Tbsp. of chopped parsley, The juice of one lemon mix ingredients together and set aside or chill
Step One- Rub for Lamb Leg—Blend 1 /4 c of olive oil, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 tbsp of fresh cut rosemary. Season the lamb generously with salt and pepper then rub all over the lamb the packet of LBE spice .Let marinate for up to one hour or refrigerate up to 24 hours.
Step Two-If you r lamb is butterflied you can heat your grill to 375. and cook the lamb for 9 minutes each side.
If you are roasting your lamb in the oven cook for 25 minutes are 425. transfer your cooked lamb onto a cutting board and squeeze half a lemon over and tent with foil for 10 minutes when serving drizzle olive puree .
