Warm lamb salad with mint pesto

Recipes / Salads

This warm summer salad combines succulent lamb and crisp greens with a fresh-tasting mint pesto. Its perfect for a healthy Tuesday night dinner.

Recipe «Warm lamb salad with mint pesto» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 lamb leg steaks, 1 tsp olive oil, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, 1 x 80g pkt baby rocket leaves, 100g 97 per cent fat-free semi-dried tomatoes , 5 large radishes, washed, stems and roots trimmed, thinly sliced, 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 12 kalamata olives, drained , 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves, 1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves, 15g toasted pine nuts, 10g parmesan, finely grated, 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 60ml Campbell's Real Stock Vegetable, Salt & freshly ground black pepper.

Ingredients:

  • 6 lamb leg steaks 
  • 1 tsp olive oil 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 1 x 80g pkt baby rocket leaves 
  • 100g 97 per cent fat-free semi-dried tomatoes 
  • 5 large radishes, washed, stems and roots trimmed, thinly sliced 
  • 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 12 kalamata olives, drained 
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves 
  • 1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves 
  • 15g toasted pine nuts 
  • 10g parmesan, finely grated 
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 60ml Campbell's Real Stock Vegetable 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 

Instructions

  1. To make the mint pesto, place the mint and pine nuts in the bowl of a small food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the parmesan, oil and garlic, and process until well combined. Add the stock and process until well combined. Season with salt and pepper and pour into an airtight container or screw-top jar. Set aside.
  2. Preheat a chargrill or barbecue on medium-high. Brush the lamb with oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook on preheated grill for 2 minutes each side for medium rare or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil. Set aside for 10 minutes to rest.
  3. Divide the rocket among four serving plates. Sprinkle over the tomatoes, radish, onion and olives. Use a sharp knife to cut the lamb across the grain into 1cm-wide strips. Scatter lamb over the salad and drizzle with pesto. Serve immediately.