Herb-stuffed leg of lamb for Easter
An easy, low calorie and delicious entree from Cooking Light magazine
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With Easter being celebrated across the globe this Sunday, chef Billy Strynkowski, the executive chef at Cooking Light magazine, has prepared an easy, low calorie and delicious Easter lamb from the current issue.
Lamb stars in most Mediterranean cuisines. Thus, it’s traditionally paired with a score of different wines.
Cooking Light recommends syrah, which is rich and mouth-filling with an earthy, meaty character that perfectly underscores the luscious meatiness of lamb.
A terrific syrah bargain: Grand Archer Syrah 2003 from Sonoma County, California ($20).
8 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces)
Stuff and roll the roast the day before; remove from the refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before cooking.
INGREDIENTS
1 Combine 1 cup boiling water and tomatoes in a bowl; let stand 30 minutes or until soft. Drain and chop.
2 Preheat oven to 425°.
3 Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Add tomatoes and 2 garlic cloves; sauté 1 minute. Stir in 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4 Place bread in a food processor; pulse 25 times or until coarse crumbs measure 3/4 cup. Stir crumbs into shallot mixture.
5 Unroll roast; trim fat. Place roast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 3/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle roast with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread breadcrumb mixture over roast. Reroll roast; secure at 1-inch intervals with twine. Combine remaining 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 2 minced garlic cloves; rub over roast.
6 Place roast on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Remove roast from oven; cover loosely with foil. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145° (medium-rare) or until desired degree of doneness. Let roast stand 15 minutes before slicing.
CALORIES 231 (48% from fat); FAT 12.4g (sat 5g, mono 5.2g, poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 23.1g; CARB 5.8g; FIBER 0.6g; CHOL 77mg; IRON 2.2mg; SODIUM 506mg; CALC 22mg
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