Rosemary-Scented Lamb
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Dinner,Gluten Free,Lamb,Low Carb,Lunch
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
4
25 mins
25 mins
50 mins
Ingredients
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750 g lamb backstraps trimmed
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1 tbsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
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2 garlic cloves crushed
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1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1 tbsp honey
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½ cup dry red wine
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20 g unsalted butter chopped
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1 cup baby peas fresh or frozen (thawed)
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150 g baby spinach leaves washed
Directions
What are we cooking today?
A great source of protein and low in carbs, a simple meal full of goodness.
Getting started
- Place lamb, rosemary, garlic, oil, honey and 1 teaspoon sea salt in a bowl and mix to coat lamb and cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Heat a large frying pan over high heat, then reduce heat to medium.
Add lamb and brown on each side. Add wine and simmer until reduced by half. Cover, remove from the heat and rest for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan and add the butter, peas and washed spinach. Cook covered, for 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted and peas are cooked. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Slice lamb on an angle and divide among 4 plates.
Serve drizzled with pan juices, and with peas and spinach to the side.
Annabelle's tips
Some steamed potatoes are a delicious addition.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 498
- Total Fat
- 18 grams
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 8 grams
- 40%
- Cholesterol
- 180 milligrams
- 60%
- Sodium
- 200 milligrams
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12 grams
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 grams
- 11%
- Total Sugars
- 6.8 grams
- Protein
- 55 grams
- Calcium
- 7 milligrams
- 1%
- Iron
- 35 milligrams
- 195%
- Potassium
- 912 milligrams
- 20%
- Vitamin D
- 14 micrograms
- 70%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.