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Rump of lamb with spiced aubergine and courgette
- Prep time:
- 15 mins, plus marinating
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- 4
For a delicious Mediterranean dinner, try Matt Tebbutt’s fragrant, lightly-spiced lamb and vegetables with yogurt dressing
Ingredients
For the lamb
For the aubergine and courgette
- 2 Aubergines, cut into 1cm cubes
- 2 courgettes, cut into 1cm cubes
- Olive oil
- salt and black pepper
- 2 Onions, peeled and diced
- 4 whole cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 100g currants
- 1 x 400g can of plum Tomatoes
- 4-5 fresh plum Tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 bunch each of fresh coriander and Mint, chopped plus extra to garnish
For the mint yogurt
To serve
- Warm flatbreads
Method
1. For the lamb: marinate the lamb with the garlic, rosemary, black pepper and olive oil. Leave for one hour or overnight, if possible.2. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6.
3. Place the lamb in a roasting tin, and cook in the oven for 10-12 minutes, until pink inside.
4. Remove from the oven and leave to rest.
5. For the aubergine and courgette: Fry with the aubergine and courgette in a little olive oil until golden brown. Add a little more olive oil if the aubergine begins to stick. Season lightly with salt and set aside.
6. In a saucepan, sweat the onion in a little olive oil with the remaining whole garlic cloves.
7. After about 10 minutes, add the spices and cook for 1 minute before adding the currants and canned tomatoes. Continue to cook for a further few minutes.
8. Stir in the fresh tomatoes, aubergine and courgette chunks.
9. Check the seasoning and add the freshly chopped herbs. Set aside.
10. For the mint yogurt: In a pestle and mortar add the garlic, mint, sea salt and white pepper and pound to a paste.
11. Stir this into the yogurt and chill in the fridge before using.
12. To serve cut the lamb into thick slices. Place the aubergine mixture on a plate, arrange the lamb next to it and spoon the yogurt dressing over. Garnish with mint leaves and serve with warm flatbread.










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