favourite

Balsamic glazed lamb salad

A great salad for barbecues and picnics

5 - 6

Serves

20 mins

Prep Time

35 mins

Cook Time

Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Recipe author

Beef + Lamb New Zealand

This dish is a wonderful example of a beautiful array of flavours and textures. If you can’t find pomegranates, use chopped ripe strawberries instead; they go wonderfully with the balsamic vinegar. Some people don’t like the idea of fruit with lamb, but we think it goes perfectly. If you have an avocado, it’d also be a welcome addition to this salad.

This dish is a wonderful example of a beautiful array of flavours and textures. If you can’t find pomegranates, use chopped ripe strawberries instead; they go wonderfully with the balsamic vinegar. Some people don’t like the idea of fruit with lamb, but we think it goes perfectly. If you have an avocado, it’d also be a welcome addition to this salad.

Rate this recipe

Share

Ingredients

Lamb

arrow

3 Quality Mark rump steaks

Glaze

arrow

1 cup balsamic vinegar

arrow

2 tsp brown sugar

arrow

1 stick chopped fresh rosemary

arrow

½ tsp salt

Salad

arrow

3 cups baby spinach

arrow

Seeds of 1 pomegranate

arrow

1 bunch asparagus

roughly chopped

arrow

1 red onion

thinly sliced lengthwise

arrow

3 kūmara

arrow

200g cheese, haloumi, from cows' milk

arrow

200g cherry tomatoes

arrow

1/4 cup lightly toasted pine nuts

Vinaigrette

arrow

¼ cup olive oil

arrow

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

arrow

1 crushed garlic clove

arrow

1 cup finely chopped basil leaves

Method

To Make Lamb

To Make Salad

To Serve

1

For the glaze, add all the ingredients to a small saucepan and simmer to reduce by half (this should take around 15 minutes) Set aside to cool down and slightly thicken.

clock

Start Timer

2

Pat the lamb rumps dry, rub with a little oil and season.

3

Heat a frying pan or BBQ over a high heat and sear the lamb for a couple of minutes to brown all over. If you leave the fat on, leave it a little longer on that side to render and get crispy.

clock

Start Timer

4

Place the lamb on a plate and coat all over with the balsamic glaze.

5

Transfer to an oven dish lined with tinfoil, spoon a little more balsamic glaze over top and finish cooking in the oven for 12-15 minutes depending on how you like it done.

clock

Start Timer

6

Remove from the oven, spoon a little more glaze over top, cover loosely with foil and rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing thinly across the grain.

clock

Start Timer

Nutrition Information per Serving (471g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves.

Energy

2297kJ (549 kcal)

Protein

34.9g

Total Fat

25.1g

Saturated Fat

7.0g

Carbs

39.9g

Dietary Fibre

8.4g

Sodium

1251mg

Iron

5.0mg

Zinc

5.3mg

Vitamin B12

1.3µg