Moroccan Style Lamb with Couscous, Roasted Vegetables and Red Pepper Dressing

(Serves 4)

Ingredients

• 4 boneless lamb rumps (substitute loin or rack of lamb if preferred or else a whole butterflied leg of lamb if cooking for a crowd).
• 1 Tbsp oil
• 1-2tsp Moroccan seasoning

Salad

• 2 peppers halved with seeds removed and quartered
• 2 courgettes diagonally sliced
• 2 medium sized red onions, peeled, halved and cut into 6 wedges
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar

Method

Massage lamb rump with oil and Moroccan seasoning.  Preheat oven 200ºC and oven roast lamb rumps approximately 8 minutes.  Remove, leave to rest.

Toss vegetables in olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

I always keep my vegetables separate as I find the courgettes take less time as opposed to the red onion which takes longer.

Preheat oven 200ºC and oven roast vegetables 10-15 minutes.  Remove from oven and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

To Serve

Pile Couscous Salad onto platter – spoon over roasted vegetables.  Slice lamb and place over vegetables – serve Roasted Red Pepper Dressing separately.

If substituting other cuts of lamb,preheat oven 200ºC and the following are approximate cooking times:
Loin of lamb:  Seal in a hot pan and oven roast 4-6 minutes.
Rack of lamb: Seal in a hot pan and oven roast 18-20 minutes.
Butterflied leg of lamb: Seal in a hot pan and oven roast 25-30 minutes.