Spinach Salad With Lamb and Basil Recipe

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Spinach Salad With Lamb and Basil
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  1. Sprinkle salt and pepper over lamb in a sealable plastic bag combine lamb, 2 tablespoons oil, and 1 tablespoon basil, turning lamb to coat evenly. Marinate lamb, covered and chilled, 4 hours.
  2. Cut roasted peppers into thin 2-inch long strips and in a bowl combine with vinegar and 2 tablespoons oil. Chill peppers, covered, until assembling salad.
  3. In the food processor coarsely crumble goat cheese and mix with with 2 tablespoons oil (or less I eyeball it) and 1 tablespoon basil. Chill goat cheese, covered, until assembling salad.
  4. In a blender blend remaining 1/4 cup oil, remaining tablespoon basil, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Transfer basil oil to a small bowl. Chill basil oil, covered, while preparing lamb. Bring basil oil to room temperature before assembling salad.
  5. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  6. In an ovenproof skillet over moderately high heat until hot and brown lamb on all sides. Put skillet in middle of oven and roast lamb about 10 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 140°F for medium-rare. Cool lamb. Chill lamb, covered, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Cut lamb into thin slices.
  7. Discard coarse stems from spinach and arrange leaves around edges of 4 large plates. Scatter come peppers evenly over spinach and mound some goat cheese in center of each plate. Arrange lamb slices around goat cheese and drizzle salads with basil oil.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1071.77 Kcal (4487 kJ)
Calories from fat 864.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 96.09g 148%
Cholesterol 173.75mg 58%
Sodium 395.64mg 16%
Potassium 805.32mg 17%
Total Carbs 7.9g 3%
Sugars 4.04g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.85g 11%
Protein 43.29g 87%
Vitamin C 113mg 188%
Vitamin A 2.2mg 74%
Iron 45.2mg 251%
Calcium 220.7mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 221.74 Kcal (928 kJ)
Calories from fat 178.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.88g 148%
Cholesterol 35.95mg 58%
Sodium 81.85mg 16%
Potassium 166.61mg 17%
Total Carbs 1.63g 3%
Sugars 0.84g 16%
Dietary Fiber 0.59g 11%
Protein 8.96g 87%
Vitamin C 23.4mg 188%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 74%
Iron 9.3mg 251%
Calcium 45.7mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.9
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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