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Moroccan Spiced Leg of Lamb with Roasted Pepper Aioli

 

My family loves this lamb recipe and I will make it every spring for either St. Paddy’s Day (of course, we are Gleeson’s) or for a delicious Easter Dinner! Lamb makes Easter seem much more special to me. I like to make my Cauliflower Mash as the perfect side dish alongside a mixed green salad. The leftover Roasted Pepper Aioli works amazing as a spread on a leftover lamb sandwich. Yum!! Your family will love this recipe, I’m certain. If you’ve never made lamb before, give it a try this spring!

 

Ingredients:

For the Moroccan Spice Blend:

1 T allspice

1 tsp. finely ground black pepper

1 ½ tsp. fennel seeds

1 tsp. Cumin

1 tsp. Coriander

1 tsp. Cinnamon

¼ tsp. ground Cloves

 

Directions:

1. Grind fennel seeds in a coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle until finely ground. Add in other spices and blend well.

 

 

For the Roasted Pepper Aioli:

½ C walnuts

1 C avocado oil mayo

3 garlic cloves

2 red roasted bell peppers

1 small red chili

1 T coconut sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

Salt & pepper

 

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.

 

 

For the Gremolata:

5 cloves garlic

1 bunch of parsley, cilantro or mint or a combination of all three

4 TBS. olive oil

2 tsp. salt and pepper

 

Directions:

1. Mince garlic, chop herbs and then mix with olive oil, salt and pepper.

 

 

For the Leg of Lamb:

1 boneless leg of lamb

Moroccan Spice Blend

Salt and pepper

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Put lamb in roasting pan and open up until flat.

3. Salt & Pepper the inside.

 

 

4. Layer the gremolata over the entire inside of the leg of lamb.

 

 

5. Roll lamb tightly and tie in 3 places.

 

 

6. Rub the outside of lamb with salt and Moroccan Spice Blend.

 

 

7. Put seam side down and put in the oven.

8. Roast lamb for about 1 ½ hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees.

 

 

9. Cover lamb with foil and let rest for 15 minutes.

10. Cut lamb against the grain and serve alongside the roasted red pepper aioli and gremolata!

 

 

 

 

 

Print Recipe
 Moroccan Leg of Lamb with Roasted Pepper Aioli
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 90 mins
Servings
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Ingredients
Moroccan Spice Blend
Roasted Pepper Aioli
Gremolata
Leg of Lamb
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 90 mins
Servings
ppl
Ingredients
Moroccan Spice Blend
Roasted Pepper Aioli
Gremolata
Leg of Lamb
Instructions
  1. For the spice blend: Grind fennel seeds in coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle until finely ground. Add in other spices and blend well.
  2. For the Roasted Pepper Aioli: Put all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
  3. For the Gremolata: Mince garlic, chop herbs and then mix with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Leg of Lamb
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Put lamb in roasting pan and open up until flat.
  3. Salt & Pepper the inside
  4. Layer the gremolata over the entire inside of the leg of lamb.
  5. Roll lamb tightly and tie in 3 places.
  6. Rub the outside of lamb with salt and Moroccan Spice Blend.
  7. Put seam side down and put in the oven.
  8. Roast lamb for about 1 ½ hours or until instant read thermometer registers 140 degrees.
  9. Cover lamb with foil and let rest for 15 minutes.
  10. Cut lamb against the grain and serve alongside the Roasted Red Pepper Aioli.

 

 

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