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Barbecued butterflied lamb leg with green fattoush and mint yoghurt

Boldly spiced lamb balanced with a refreshing mint yoghurt and fattoush — this lamb dish has it all.
Butterflied lamb leg with mint yoghurt and fattoushJames Moffatt
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Spiced butterflied lamb leg gets grilled on the barbecue before being served with a minty-fresh yoghurt and fattoush.

Ingredients

Method

1

Combine garlic, spices and olive oil in a large bowl, add lamb and massage to coat. Set aside to marinate (15 minutes or 1 hour if time permits).

2

Heat a barbecue or lightly greased char-grill pan to medium-high. Drizzle lamb with little extra oil and season. Place on barbecue fat-side down and grill, turning every 10 minutes, until cooked to your liking (20-25 minutes for medium-rare). Transfer to a tray, cover loosely with foil and rest for 15 minutes.

3

For fattoush, return barbecue to high. Brush pita with 1 tbsp oil, rub with 1 tsp sumac and season. Grill pita until charred and toasted (1-2 minutes each side). Remove from char-grill, and set aside to crisp. Place beans and peas in a bowl, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil, season, toss to coat, then grill, turning occasionally, until charred and tender (2-3 minutes). Transfer to a board to cool, then halve on an angle. Place garlic, lemon zest and juice, remaining 125ml olive oil and remaining sumac in a large bowl, season, then add beans, peas and remaining ingredients. Toss to combine. Crumble in pita just before serving.

4

For mint yoghurt, blend mint, garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, juice and 2 tbsp yoghurt in a high-speed blender until smooth and bright green. Transfer to a bowl, stir in remaining yoghurt and season.

5

Slice lamb across the grain. Serve lamb scattered micro herbs with fattoush, mint yoghurt and lemon wedges on the side.

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