Roasted Lamb with Acorn Squash and Broccoli |
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Use the leftover lamb from this meal in a stir-fry, stew, or sandwich. Ingredients:
1 (4-pound) rolled boned leg of lamb |
3 garlic cloves, halved |
1 rosemary sprig, broken into 6 pieces |
1 teaspoon salt, divided |
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper |
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided |
2 large acorn squash (about 1 1/4 pounds), cut into 1-inch wedges |
12 (4-inch) broccoli spears |
1 garlic clove, minced |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 500°.
2. Unroll roast; trim fat from roast. Reroll roast; secure at 1-inch intervals with heavy string. Make 6 (1/2-inch-deep) slits in roast; place garlic halves and rosemary into each slit. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Place roast on a broiler pan; insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of roast. Bake at 500° for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 425° (do not remove roast from oven).
3. Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and squash, and arrange squash around roast. Bake at 425° for 22 minutes. Combine 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, broccoli spears, and the minced garlic. Carefully turn roast, and arrange the broccoli mixture around the roast. Bake at 425° for an additional 25 minutes or until thermometer registers 145° (medium-rare). Let roast stand for 5 minutes.
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