Roast Lamb With Yogurt-Mint Glaze

Gluten Free
Health score
50%
Roast Lamb With Yogurt-Mint Glaze
45 min.
12
274kcal

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Craving a show-stopping, flavorful meal that's surprisingly easy to make? Look no further! This Roast Lamb with Yogurt-Mint Glaze is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, perfect for a celebratory lunch, a hearty family dinner, or even a sophisticated main dish for a special occasion. Beautifully tender lamb, infused with garlic and marinated in a creamy, tangy yogurt sauce with a cool hint of mint, is then roasted to perfection alongside a medley of perfectly cooked potatoes.

This recipe is not just delicious, it's also naturally gluten-free and packed with lean protein. Imagine the aroma of roasting lamb filling your kitchen, the bright flavor of mint complementing the richness of the meat, and the satisfying bite of seasoned potatoes roasted in lamb fat. It's a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds!

The secret to the incredible flavor? A simple yogurt-mint marinade that tenderizes the lamb and creates a beautiful, flavorful crust as it roasts. Don't be intimidated by the marinating time – it's hands-off and totally worth it! Get ready to impress your guests (or simply treat yourself!) with this delectable and relatively quick roast lamb recipe.

Ingredients

  •  bay leaves 
  • 0.3 cup mint leaves fresh chopped
  •  garlic cloves sliced
  • teaspoon ground cumin 
  • Dash ground pepper red
  • pound boned leg of lamb 
  • cups yogurt plain low-fat
  • 0.1 teaspoon pepper 
  • 3.5 pounds potatoes red peeled quartered
  • 0.8 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

  • oven
  • kitchen thermometer
  • broiler pan

Directions

  1. Trim fat from lamb. Make several small slits in lamb; stuff with garlic slices.
  2. Combine yogurt and next 5 ingredients (yogurt through bay leaves) in a large zip-top bag; add lamb. Seal and marinate in refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 45
  4. Remove lamb from bag, reserving marinade.
  5. Place lamb on a broiler pan; insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of lamb.
  6. Pour marinade over lamb; arrange potatoes around lamb. Lightly coat potatoes with cooking spray, and sprinkle with salt.
  7. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 (do not remove lamb from oven).
  8. Bake an additional 1 hour and 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 145 (medium-rare) to 160 (medium).
  9. Let stand 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories274kcal
Protein43.14%
Fat20.71%
Carbs36.15%

Properties

Glycemic Index
8.25
Glycemic Load
0.1
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
19.784347865892%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.39mg
Hesperetin
0.13mg
Apigenin
0.07mg
Luteolin
0.16mg
Myricetin
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.88mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:273.86kcal
13.69%
Fat:6.25g
9.61%
Saturated Fat:2.38g
14.87%
Carbohydrates:24.53g
8.18%
Net Carbohydrates:22.13g
8.05%
Sugar:4.6g
5.11%
Cholesterol:78.65mg
26.22%
Sodium:272.41mg
11.84%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:29.27g
58.54%
Vitamin B12:3.44µg
57.39%
Vitamin B3:9.02mg
45.11%
Selenium:30.14µg
43.06%
Phosphorus:372.65mg
37.27%
Zinc:5.41mg
36.05%
Potassium:1056.28mg
30.18%
Vitamin B2:0.43mg
25.37%
Vitamin B6:0.46mg
23.13%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
19.73%
Iron:3.37mg
18.71%
Magnesium:70.13mg
17.53%
Copper:0.34mg
17.08%
Vitamin C:12.44mg
15.08%
Vitamin B5:1.48mg
14.78%
Folate:57.2µg
14.3%
Manganese:0.26mg
12.91%
Calcium:101.83mg
10.18%
Fiber:2.4g
9.6%
Vitamin K:3.99µg
3.8%
Vitamin E:0.3mg
1.98%
Vitamin A:90IU
1.8%
Source:My Recipes