ROAST LAMB RUMP, PEA PESTO AND RADISH SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 x 200–300g/7–10½oz lamb rumps
- 1 garlic clove
- roughly chopped
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 100g/3½ oz unsalted butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 300g/10½oz fresh peas
- podded
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 150–200g/5½–7oz ‎Parmesan
- finely grated
- 100g/3½oz pine nuts
- 150–200ml/5–7fl oz olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 bunch radishes
- thinly sliced
- 2 Little Gem lettuces
- cored and leaves separated
- 1 bunch fresh mint
- roughly chopped
- 2 small fennel bulbs
- roughly chopped
Directions
- Rub the lamb with the oil
- garlic and rosemary. Cover with clingfilm and refridgerate overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
- Season the rumps with salt and pepper. Add the butter to an ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot
- add the rumps and cook on each side until golden brown. Transfer to the oven and bake for 10 minutes
- or until cooked to your liking. Leave to rest for 10 minutes (or the amount of time it was cooked for).
- To make the pesto
- toast the pine nuts on a baking tray in the oven until golden. Blend the peas with the garlic until they break down a little. Add the toasted pine nuts
- Parmesan
- oil garlic and mustard and blend until a coarse paste. Add more oil and blend again if needed.
- To make the salad
- whisk the vinegar
- oil and mustard with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Mix the radishes
- lettuces
- mint and fennel together in a large salad bowl. Just before serving
- pour the dressing over the salad.
- To serve
- slice the lamb rumps and divide equally between four plates. Dress with the pesto and serve with the salad.

