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Gordon Ramsay recipes Leg of lamb with goat’s cheese, mint and rosemary recipe

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Gordon Ramsay

Date Published:: 04/09/2007

Watch Gordon prepare the roast lamb recipe

Gordon Ramsay and his brigade of amateur chefs served roast leg of lamb with goat’s cheese, mint and rosemary, mint & lemon vinaigrette to diners at the F Word restaurant

Serves 4

Ingredients

2.25-2.7kg/5-6lb leg of lamb, boned and butterflied
1 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil, for drizzling
Large handful of mint leaves
Firm goats cheese, (such as Crottin), half frozen
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Few sprigs of rosemary
Mint and lemon vinaigrette
6 tbsp olive oil
Handful of mint leaves, finely chopped
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper

Method: How to make roast leg of lamb with goat’s cheese

1. Preheat oven to 220C/gas 7 and put a roasting tray in the oven.

2. Put the lamb on a board and open it out. Season with salt and pepper and rub all over with olive oil. Scatter the inside with the fresh mint leaves, rubbing the leaves into the meat.

3. Take the goats cheese from the freezer and using a microplain, grate it over the mint leaves, followed by the garlic.

4. Roll the joint up and over to form a nice long sausage shape, tucking the ends in, if needed. Secure the joint in place with kitchen string at 3-4cm intervals. Tuck some rosemary sprigs under the knots of string around the lamb.

5. Take the preheated baking tray out off the oven, scatter with a few more sprigs of rosemary then sit the lamb on top. Season once more and drizzle with a little more olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes.

6. Reduce the temperature to 190˚C/gas 5 and continue to roast, allowing 20 minutes per 450g, basting every 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to rest. To serve, cut into thick slices and serve with mint and lemon vinaigrette.

7. For the vinaigrette pour the olive oil into a small mixing bowl. Add the mint and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Whisk in lemon juice to taste, until emulsified. Check for seasoning then drizzle over the lamb to serve.