Lamb fillet with caponata

A healthy take on a Sunday roast

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Serves

2

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Tick off all of your 5+ a day with this super-healthy, and delicious, Sunday roast.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand
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Ingredients

For the lamb & potatoes
  • 250g Quality Mark loin fillet

    trimmed of any visible fat
  • 4 baby new potatoes

    halved
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary

  • 1 tsp canola oil

  • 120g bag baby spinach

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

  • 1 garlic clove

    finely chopped
For the caponata
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

  • 1 red onion

    cut into wedges
  • 1 eggplant

    roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves

    roughly chopped
  • 500g tomato passata

  • 1 green capsicum

    seeds removed and roughly chopped
  • 6 Kalamata olives

    pitted and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp capers

    rinsed
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary

  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Method

To Make Dish
1

Heat the oil for the caponata in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes to soften.

2

Tip in the eggplant and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes more.

3

Add the garlic, passata and capsicum with the olives, capers, rosemary and balsamic vinegar, then cover and cook for 15 mins, stirring frequently.

4

Meanwhile, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5.

5

Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes, then drain.

6

Mix the garlic with the rosemary and some black pepper, then rub all over the lamb.

7

Toss the potatoes in the oil with some more black pepper, place in a small roasting tin with the lamb and roast for 15-20 mins.

8

Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in the microwave or in a pan, and squeeze to drain any excess liquid.

To Serve
1

Stir the garlic into the caponata and serve with the lamb, either whole or sliced, rolled in parsley if you like, with the potatoes and spinach.

Nutrition Information per Serving (844g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 2 serves.

Energy
1967kJ (470 kcal)
Protein
37.1g
Total Fat
19.6g
Saturated Fat
3.7g
Carbohydrate
29.5g
Dietary Fibre
14.3g
Sodium
823mg
Iron
6.3mg
Zinc
4.1mg
Vitamin B12
0.8µg