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Charlie Palmer’s succulent, herb-crusted lamb

The celebrity chef shares easy-to-make dishes for an elegant spring dinner

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March 4: Love meat but always short on time? Chef Charlie Palmer shows his recipe for a delicious and easy-to-do spring supper.

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updated 11:21 a.m. ET March 4, 2008

Are you a meat lover who's short on time? Make a delicious, easy-to-do dinner with classic recipes from acclaimed chef and restaurateur Charlie Palmer. Discover elegant dishes like herb-crusted lamb, wine-braised artichokes, wheat-berry risotto and more:  

Herbed Dijon and roasted garlic seasoning
Charlie Palmer

INGREDIENTS

4 whole heads of garlic, peeled
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp strong Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp chopped rosemary
1 Tbsp dried thyme
2 pinches paprika

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Place the garlic on a sheet of foil, drizzle with oil. Fold the foil around the garlic and bake for 30 minutes, or until the garlic is very soft and can be pierced with a knife.

Place the roasted garlic cloves together in a bowl and mash together with a fork. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to mash with the fork until a paste is formed. Set aside.

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Herb-crusted leg of lamb
Charlie Palmer

INGREDIENTS

1 boneless leg of lamb (about 8 pounds)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Butchers twine
10 cloves peeled garlic

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut away any excess fat from the lamb. Season liberally on all sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Stud the leg of lamb evenly with the garlic cloves, pushing them in far enough so that they don’t get squeezed out as the meat constricts during cooking.

Place the roasting pan on the stove. Pour just enough oil into the pan to cover the bottom. Sear the lamb on all sides.

Brush the Dijon and roasted garlic seasoning evenly over the top of the lamb, then place into the oven. Note: If you are lucky enough to have a convection oven, another searing method that can be a bit less cumbersome for a whole leg of lamb is to preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Roast the lamb, turning halfway, for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and cook for an hour and 20 minutes more, or till an internal temperature of 130 degrees is reached

Roast for 1½ hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers at 130 degrees F. This will give you a nice medium-rare to medium. Remove from the oven and allow to rest in a warm area of the kitchen for at least 10 minutes before carving.

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