Grilled lamb with roasted pepper, eggplant and a basil pesto
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 180 g; (6 -7oz) pieces of, (180 to 200) | |
| ; lamb backstrap | ||
| 2 | Baby finger eggplants; cut into quarters | |
| ; lengthwise | ||
| 1 | Red capsicum; roasted and skin | |
| ; removed, cut into | ||
| ; strips | ||
| 1 | Yellow capsicum; roasted and skin | |
| ; remove, cut into | ||
| ; strips | ||
| 1 | large | Potatoes; boiled and cut into |
| (1 to 2) | ||
| ; 1cm thick rounds, | ||
| ; skin on | ||
| 4 | Pieces baby corn | |
| 1 | Courgette | |
| 4 | Baby yellow squash | |
| 8 | Spears of asparagus | |
| 100 | grams | Baby spinach; (4oz) |
| 150 | millilitres | Olive oil; (1/4 pint) |
| Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper | ||
| 4 | tablespoons | Basil pesto |
| Extra virgin olive oil | ||
| Balsamic vinegar | ||
Directions
Clean the lamb of any sinew and fat. Bring to room temperature.
Brush the eggplant and potato round with oil, season and cook them over the chargrill or in a grill pan. Be sure to get the darkened grill marks. Grill until tender but not mushy. Put them to one side.
Slice the courgette and grill the corn, asparagus and squash.
Brush the lamb with olive oil and season. Seal all sides in a hot pan and then roast in a hot oven for 5 minutes, or until medium rare. Let rest for 5 minutes in a warm plate.
To serve:Reheat the vegetables under the grill or in the oven. Place one potato disc on each plate, top with capsicum strips and eggplan(alternate the colours). Quickly saut‚ spinach and place a little on each vegetable stack. Slice the lamb in half on an angle across the grain and stand on top of the vegetable pile. Top the meat with a tbsp of pesto. Put a few drops of balsamic vinegar into some extra virgin olive oil and drizzle around the plate and serve.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 375 Calories (kcal); 34g Total Fat; (81% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 19mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.