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Ingredients

  • 2.5kg leg of lamb, bone removed and butterflied
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • to serve salad leaves
  • to serve (optional) cooked black beluga lentils

Marinade

  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp 
soy sauce
  • 1 tsp aleppo chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground fennel

Preserved lemon dressing

  • 3 preserved lemons
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbps 
white wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic
, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp parsley or mint
  • 3 tbsp green olives, sliced
  • 1 tbsp capers

Method

  • STEP 1

    Put the meat in a shallow baking dish and cover with the marinade ingredients. Season, cover with clingfilm and chill overnight or for up to 48 hours. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.

  • STEP 2

    To BBQ, heat your coals and when they’re grey/pink, spread them to the sides of the grill and put a drip pan in the middle. This will allow the lamb to cook without flareups. BBQ for 20 minutes on each side.

  • STEP 3

    Or heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put the lamb on the onions in a baking dish. Cook for 40-50 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 60C in the thickest part (for pink meat). Rest for 10 minutes under foil and then slice.

  • STEP 4

    Mix the dressing ingredients together and season. Serve the meat with the dressing, some salad and cooked lentils, if you like.

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