Chargrilled lamb rump on a tabbouleh-filled tuile

The perfect platter to impress

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Serves

20

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Lamb rump has a great balance of texture and flavour. We’ve combined chargrilled rump with tabbouli-filled tuiles, a crunchy thin French wafer biscuit, to create a mouth-watering starter.

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Ingredients

Lamb
  • 2 Quality Mark lamb rumps

For the tabbouleh
  • 200g bulgur wheat

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • 3 Tbsp olive oil

  • 10 leaves mint leaves

    chopped
  • 1 cup parsley

    chopped
  • 2 lemon zest

    and juice
  • 6 spring onions

    finely chopped
  • 2 tomatoes

    cores removed and diced into 1cm pieces
For the savoury tuiles
  • 100g Parmesan cheese

    finely grated
  • 30g cheese, cheddar

  • 2 Tbsp white flour

For the mint and cashew nut pesto
  • 500ml olive oil

  • 400g mint leaves

  • 2 cups roasted unsalted cashew

  • 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

    grated

Method

To Make Lamb
1

Pre-heat oven to 180ºC.

2

Season the lamb rumps with salt and freshly ground pepper.

3

Seal the lamb rumps in a hot heavy based pan.

4

Place in a roasting dish.

5

Place the lamb in the preheated oven and roast until medium rare (approximately 15 minutes).

6

Once cooked, rest in a warm place for 6-8 minutes.

To Make Tabbouleh
1

Place the cracked wheat in a microwavable bowl and just cover with boiling water.

2

Set aside until all the water has been absorbed.

3

Meanwhile place the garlic, olive oil, mint leaves, parsley, lemon zest and juice and spring onions in a bowl.

4

Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.

5

Once the cracked wheat has absorbed all the water use a fork to break it up and carefully add the chopped tomatoes and oil mixture.

6

Check the seasoning and adjust if required.

To Make Tuile
1

Place the cheeses and flour into a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2

Place a round pastry cutter, approximately 5cm, on a baking paper covered oven tray and fill with 1½ tsp of the cheese mixture. Carefully remove the cutter and repeat with the remaining mixture allowing 8-10 rounds per tray.

3

Bake the rounds in a moderate oven (160°C) for about 5 minutes or until they are lightly browned.

4

Slide a metal spatula underneath each of the tuile and lift into a small ramekin dish, pressing it into the dish as you do so. The ramekin needs to be small enough for the tuile to cover the sides producing a basket shape when pressed.

5

Leave to cool and become firm.

To Make Pesto
1

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until the mixture resembles a coarse paste. Note: This makes approximately 1 litre which can be stored in the fridge for a good length of time.

To Serve
1

Fill each tuile with tabbouli. Place a slice of lamb on top of the tabbouli. Top with half a teaspoon of pesto.

Nutrition Information per Serving (86g)

Per tuile

Energy
650kJ (155 kcal)
Protein
9g
Total Fat
10.3g
Saturated Fat
3g
Carbohydrate
6.1g
Sodium
100mg
Iron
1.4mg
Zinc
1.5mg
Vitamin B12
34µg