Leg of lamb recipe with tomatoes, parsley and beans
Made with Cherry tomatoes
Mutti Cherry Tomatoes complement your food with their rich, sweet and intense flavor. They grow in southern Italy, where they are harvested and sorted carefully to maintain their incredible taste and freshness. They are perfect for fish dishes or to bring tomato flavor to your focaccias, pastas and sauces.
Ingredients
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1
leg of lamb
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1
can
Mutti Cherry Tomatoes
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1
handful
of parsley
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1
white onion
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1
can
of large white beans, such as cranberry beans
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1
clove
garlic minced
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Olive oil
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Salt
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Pepper
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Leg of lamb recipe with tomatoes, parsley and beans: Method
- Season the lamb by rubbing salt and pepper on the meat
- Place the meat in a roasting tray with high edges, and fill the tray with cold water so it covers roughly half the lamb
- Bake the meat in the oven at 300°F (150°C) for 1 1/2 hours
- Take out the tray and flip the lamb, then bake for another 1 1/2 hours
- The lamb should be so tender you can easily remove the meat from the bone with your fingers
- Save the meat juice to use it later on
- Open the can of Mutti Cherry Tomatoes, and gently pour the contents into a small sieve, removing excess liquid
- Season the tomatoes with salt, pepper and olive oil
- Remove the parsley leaves from the stems and finely chop the white onion
- Mix them together to make a small salad
- Pour the excess liquid from the can of beans and then use the meat juice from the lamb to heat the beans in, seasoned with the minced garlic
- Serve the meat together with the beans and tomatoes on a plate
- Top the dish with the parsley salad