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Lamb with pistachio and pomegranate

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  • High in protein
  • High in dietary fibre
  • Seafood free
  • Shellfish free
  • Wheat free
  • Soy free
  • Sesame free
  • Peanut free
  • Lactose free
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Dairy free

This tender lamb roast is perfect for Sunday lunch. Served with crunchy pistachios and sweet pomegranates, it’s a modern classic.

  • Serves6
  • Cook time6 hour 25 minutes
  • Prep time15 minutes
Lamb with pistachio and pomegranate topping

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1.8kg Coles Australian Lamb Whole Leg Roast
  • 1 brown onion, halved, sliced
  • 1 fennel, trimmed, thickly sliced
  • 8 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 6 Red Royale potatoes, peeled, quartered
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
  • 2 strips orange peel, white pith removed
  • 1 bunch silverbeet, stems discarded, leaves washed, shredded

Pistachio topping

  • 1 pomegranate
  • 1/2 cup (70g) pistachios, chopped
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Nutritional information

Per serve: Energy: 3604kJ/862 Cals (41%), Protein: 54g (108%), Fat: 37g (53%), Sat fat: 13g (54%), Carb: 72g (23%), Sugar: 45g (50%), Fibre: 11g (37%), Sodium: 274mg (14%).

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add lamb. Cook, turning, for 5-8 mins or until brown all over. Transfer the lamb to a slow cooker. Cook onion, fennel and garlic in the pan, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Transfer to the slow cooker with the potato, vinegar, sugar, orange peel and 1 cup (250ml) water. Cover and cook for 6 hours on high (or 8 hours on low) or until the lamb is tender. Add the silverbeet and cook for 10 mins or until silverbeet wilts.
  2. Step 2

    Meanwhile, to make the pistachio topping, cut the pomegranate in half. Use a wooden spoon to tap each pomegranate half to remove the seeds, reserving any juice in a bowl. Heat a small frying pan over medium heat. Add pistachio and cook, stirring, for 1-2 mins or until toasted. Add the pomegranate seeds, reserved pomegranate juice and honey. Cook for 1 min or until combined. Remove from heat. Stir in the parsley.
  3. Step 3

    Transfer the lamb to a serving platter. Sprinkle with half the pistachio topping. Arrange vegetable mixture around the lamb and drizzle with slow cooker juices. Serve with remaining pistachio topping.

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Lamb with pistachio and pomegranate

Lamb with pistachio and pomegranate
  • Serves6
  • Cook time6 hour 25 minutes
  • Prep time15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1.8kg Coles Australian Lamb Whole Leg Roast
  • 1 brown onion, halved, sliced
  • 1 fennel, trimmed, thickly sliced
  • 8 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 6 Red Royale potatoes, peeled, quartered
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
  • 2 strips orange peel, white pith removed
  • 1 bunch silverbeet, stems discarded, leaves washed, shredded

Pistachio topping

  • 1 pomegranate
  • 1/2 cup (70g) pistachios, chopped
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
    Description

    This tender lamb roast is perfect for Sunday lunch. Served with crunchy pistachios and sweet pomegranates, it’s a modern classic.

    Method
    1. Step 1

      Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add lamb. Cook, turning, for 5-8 mins or until brown all over. Transfer the lamb to a slow cooker. Cook onion, fennel and garlic in the pan, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Transfer to the slow cooker with the potato, vinegar, sugar, orange peel and 1 cup (250ml) water. Cover and cook for 6 hours on high (or 8 hours on low) or until the lamb is tender. Add the silverbeet and cook for 10 mins or until silverbeet wilts.
    2. Step 2

      Meanwhile, to make the pistachio topping, cut the pomegranate in half. Use a wooden spoon to tap each pomegranate half to remove the seeds, reserving any juice in a bowl. Heat a small frying pan over medium heat. Add pistachio and cook, stirring, for 1-2 mins or until toasted. Add the pomegranate seeds, reserved pomegranate juice and honey. Cook for 1 min or until combined. Remove from heat. Stir in the parsley.
    3. Step 3

      Transfer the lamb to a serving platter. Sprinkle with half the pistachio topping. Arrange vegetable mixture around the lamb and drizzle with slow cooker juices. Serve with remaining pistachio topping.

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      Leave out the potatoes and serve the lamb leg with rice or couscous.