Lamb Mini Roast with Rosemary Butter
This mini roast is a fantastic meal option for 2-3 people that is boneless,easy to carve and ready in under an hour. The lamb is covered with a delicious rosemary butter, very simply made with unsalted butter and freshly chopped or dried rosemary leaves. Ideal for a midweek meal.
prep time
10 mins
cook time
40 minutes
serves
3 people
Energy
489kcal
Fat
28.5g
Saturates
12.6g
Carbs
26.9g
Sugars
10.6g
Fibre
6.6g
Protein
32.3g
Salt
0.6g
Ingredients
- 1 x 350-400g lean lamb mini roasting joint (we used lamb thick flank)
For the Rosemary Butter:
- 50g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves
For the Roasted Vegetables:
- 1 x 350g pack prepared roasted vegetables
- 1 red onion, skinned and cut into wedges
- 1 sweet pepper, cored, deseeded and cut into chunks
- ½ small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into cubes
- 1 courgette, roughly chopped or sliced
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- Few fresh thyme sprigs
- 200g new potatoes, washed and halved
- Hot gravy, to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C,170°C Fan, Gas Mark 5.
- To prepare the rosemary butter; in a small bowl mix all the ingredients together.
- Place the joint on a chopping board, make several slits over the surface and season. Spread with the rosemary butter. Put the roasted vegetables in a medium non-stick roasting tin, add the oil and fresh thyme. Position the lamb on top of the vegetables and roast for 35-40 minutes (for medium) on the top shelf of the oven.
- Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling water for 10-15 minutes and toss in a knob of any remaining herb butter.
- Remove the lamb from the oven, transfer to a warm plate, cover with foil and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes. Carve and serve with the gravy, roasted vegetables and potatoes.
