Lamb with sundried tomatoes and vegetable pasta
Fresh lamb pasta
Serves
4 - 6
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
This dish is a delicious combination of tender lamb, tangy sundried tomatoes, and a medley of colourful veggies all served over a bed of pasta. This dish is a flavor explosion in every bite, perfect for a special occasion or a cosy night in.
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8 Quality Mark lamb leg steaks
trimmed400g pasta shells
freshly ground black pepper
125g sun-dried tomatoes
drained and roughly chopped1/2 head broccoli
divided into small florets and lightly cooked100g bag baby spinach
1/2 red onion
cut into thin wedges1/3 cup olive oil
juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
3 sprigs of lemon thyme
Method
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until just tender.
Drain, reserving ½ cup of the cooking water.
While the pasta is cooking, lightly brush the lamb fillets with olive oil and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.
Heat a frying pan over a high heat.
Cook the lamb fillets quickly until seared on all sides.
Reduce the heat and cook a further 5 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
The fillets should be slightly pink on the inside.
Allow to rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly on the diagonal.
Place the pasta in a large bowl and stir in the sundried tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, red onion and lamb slices.
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, thyme leaves and reserved pasta water.
Pour over the pasta and mix thoroughly.
Serve warm, garnished with small sprigs of lemon thyme.
Nutrition Information per Serving (249g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves.
