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

Energy650kJ (155 kcal)
Protein9g
Total Fat10.3g
Saturated Fat3g
Carbohydrate6.1g
Sodium100mg
Iron1.4mg
Zinc1.5mg
Vitamin B1234µg