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Spring lamb and root vegetable salad recipe

Spring lamb and root vegetable salad recipe

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Liven up your lunch with this delicious lamb recipe. This wonderfully vibrant salad is packed with spring flavours, including succulent lamb, sweet and earthy root vegetables and fresh mint. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 15 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
  • 399 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 100g pearl barley
  • 125g baby carrots
  • 3 baby turnips, halved
  • 100g radishes
  • 3 small beetroot, quartered
  • 4 garlic cloves, squashed
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 350g lamb rump, cut into 3 steaks
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • bunch watercress, chopped
  • handful mint leaves
If you don't have any pears, try using apples

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1665kj
    399kcal     20%

  • Fat

    25g 36%

  • Saturates

    6g 29%

  • Sugars

    4g 4%

  • Salt

    0.3g 6%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 25.3g Protein 20.7g Fibre 0.8g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
  2. Put the pearl barley in a pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, turn down to a simmer and cook for 45 mins. Top up with boiling water if need be. When ready, drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. Meanwhile, arrange the carrots, turnips, radishes, beetroot and garlic in a baking dish so that they fit snugly. Scatter over the cumin seeds, season and then stir through the oil and vinegar. Cover with foil and cook for 45 mins.
  4. About 15 mins before you’re ready to eat, heat a griddle pan over a medium-high flame. Cook the lamb steaks for 3-4 mins on each side (depending on how you like it cooked). Remove to a chopping board and allow to rest for 5 mins.
  5. Whisk together the lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil and season to taste. Slice the lamb and then combine with the pearl barley, baked root veg, dressing, watercress and mint. Serve immediately.

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