Roast lamb dinner with skordalia
Skordalia is basically a Greek garlic dip or spread made by combining crushed garlic with a thick base such as day-old bread or mashed potatoes. And there is nothing that goes with Skordalia as well as the roast lamb in this high-protein, high-iron recipe. Enjoy!
Serves: 8
Time to make: 4 hrs 50 mins
Hands-on time: 30 mins
Total cost: $54.40 / $6.80 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2kg lamb leg, fat trimmed (1.1kg-1.2kg meat)
- ⅔ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1.5kg white-skinned potatoes, coarsely chopped, plus extra potato (about 500g)
- 4 carrots, scrubbed and coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon
- thyme
- black pepper
- 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 small cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150°C. In a baking dish, place lamb and 1/2 cup water. Pour cup of the lemon juice over lamb, then sprinkle with oregano. Cover dish with foil and roast for 2 1/2 hours.
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper, place potatoes, carrots and lemon thyme on it. Drizzle with remaining lemon juice. Season with cracked black pepper.
- Increase oven temperature to 200°C. Uncover lamb and discard foil. Roast lamb and vegetables for 30 minutes. Remove lamb from oven. Stand, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. Add broccoli to tray with vegetables. Roast vegetables for 20 minutes more, or until golden and tender.
- Meanwhile, make skordalia. In a saucepan of boiling water, cook extra potato for 15 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a small knife. Drain, discard skin and coarsely chop. Press potato through a fine sieve into a bowl. Add garlic, olive oil and ½ cup water and stir to combine. Season with cracked black pepper.
- Serve lamb with vegetables and skordalia.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 411cal
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Kilojoules 1720kJ
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Protein 40g
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Total fat 11g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 30g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 8g
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Sodium 150mg
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Calcium 70mg
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Iron 5.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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I had lots of parsley in the garden so threw some finely chopped parsley into the skordalia – it was very nice!