Barbecued lamb leg with corn salsa

Simple summer lamb dinner

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Serves

6

Prep Time

6 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand
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Ingredients

  • 900g Quality Mark lamb leg

    Ask your butcher to bone and butterfly the leg of lamb for you.
  • 1 Tbsp ground sumaci

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

  • 1 red capsicum

    seeds removed and finely diced
  • 1 cup sweet corn

  • 1 garlic clove

    finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp ground cumin

  • a small handful of fresh coriander

    chopped
  • a small handful of mint leaves

    chopped

Method

To Barbecue Lamb
1

Preheat the barbecue flat-plate or char-grill plate to hot.

2

Lightly score the inside of the butterflied lamb leg in a criss-cross fashion.

3

Rub the sumac over the lamb, then brush or spray lightly with oil and season with salt and pepper.

4

Place the lamb on the barbecue, reduce heat to moderately-hot.

5

Cook the first side of the lamb for 20 minutes, turn with tongs and cook for a further 20 minutes.

6

Cover lamb loosely with foil and rest it for 10 minutes before serving.

7

While the lamb rests add the oil to a frypan and heat over a moderately-high heat.

8

Add the capsicum, corn, garlic and cumin. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

9

Remove from heat and stir in the coriander and mint. Serve the sliced lamb with the corn salsa.

To Slow Roast Lamb
1

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2

Lightly score the inside of the thickest part of a 1.5kg butterflied lamb leg in a criss-cross fashion, giving the lamb a more overall thickness.

3

Rub a little oil and 1 tbsp of sumac, or your favourite spice over the lamb. Then season lamb with pepper and salt.

4

Place in roasting dish, cover dish with baking paper and foil, roast for 2 hours, remove paper and foil and roast for a further 30 mins to brown lamb.

5

Serve with a salsa of corn kernels, chopped red capsicum, coriander and mint leaves.

Nutrition Information per Serving (198g)

This dish is low in sodium, making it a good choice for those watching their salt intake.

Energy
1294kJ (309 kcal)
Protein
34g
Total Fat
16.3g
Saturated Fat
5.2g
Carbohydrate
6.5g
Sodium
116mg
Iron
3.2mg
Zinc
5mg
Vitamin B12
3.3µg