Title: Rosemary Lamb and Mediterranean Vegetables
Course: Lunch or Dinner
Cooking Method: Griller and Stove Top

Shopping List:
  • Lamb of choice ie: loin chops or fillet
  • Ground Rosemary and Garlic (spice section)
  • Mixed Herbs
  • Lemon Juice
  • 1 each medium to large sized Green and Red Capsicum
  • Several medium sided Spanish (red/salad) onions
  • 1-2 cobs of Fresh Corn or a tray of pre-cut
  • Fresh Garlic
  • 4-6 Roma Tomatoes
  • 2-3 Small Zucchini
Method:

1 Chef's knife, a cutting board, a bowl to place the vegetables in and a clean griller tray, tongs.
Place your Lamb on a dinner plate, and generously coat both sides with the ground Rosemary and Garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle with Lemon Juice and return to fridge.
In the Bowl, place a quarter of a cup of oil and lemon juice, add good sprinkling of mixed herbs and salt and pepper. Stir and set aside.
Top and Tail the zucchini, slice the capsicums in half lengthways removing the seeds and pulling away the stems. Remove the husk and silk form the corn cobs.
Wash all the vegetable in a sink with a small amount of detergent added. Take care to remove fine traces of soil from the tops of the capsicums.
Slice the Roma tomatoes in half lengthways. Add to the bowl.
Slice the capsicums along where the white pith is and then with the knife's tip, remove the pith. Add the capsicum to the bowl.
Slice the zucchini into quarters lengthways and then into half lengths, add to bowl.
If you are using full corn cobs, slice into sections of 2-3 cm wide and place into bowl.
Peel the onions and cut into wedges, placing into bowl.
Add whole unpeeled cloves of garlic to the bowl
Mix the vegetables around thoroughly coating with the oil mixture.
Tip the vegetables onto the griller tray and spread evenly.
Griller Tip: If using an electric grill, preheat on medium when starting to prepare vegetables. If using a gas grill, turn on just before placing them under. Place the tray under the griller set on medium.
Heat a fry-pan on the stove on medium and spray with some oil or add a small amount. When heated (after about 2 minutes) add the Lamb.
Keep an eye on the vegetables under the griller so they don't burn. After 5 minutes turn them over using tongs.
After the lamb has cooked on the first turn to seal the other side and cook for another three minutes.
CookingTip:
If your like you Lamb Rare - 2 minutes each side, Medium - 3 - 4 minutes each side and Well Done - 5-6 minutes, turning twice more, cover with a lid. Turning the lamb twice achieves even cooking.
When the vegetables have some colour to them after 5 minutes on each side, turn the griller off and leave.
To Serve:
If using lamb fillet, slice diagonally and place on the dinner plate.
Evenly distribute the vegetables, drizzling some of the juice from the grill tray over them.

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