HERB-ROASTED RACK OF LAMB WITH BUTTER BEAN DAUPHINOISE

Herb-roasted rack of lamb with butter bean dauphinoise image

Combine cream and beans for the perfect accompaniment to roast lamb. The oozy, garlicky sauce is hearty enough to rival a traditional potato dauphinoise

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 30m

Yield Serves 3-4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves, 1 peeled and crushed, the rest left in their skins and crushed
1 tsp cornflour
180ml pot double cream
150g crème fraîche
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 x 400g cans butter beans, drained
1 lemon, zested and ½ really thinly sliced
20g parmesan, finely grated
1 rack of lamb (7-8 bones), French trimmed (ask the butcher to do this, or find it ready done in most supermarkets) and fat scored
2 tbsp olive oil
handful of woody herbs, such as rosemary and thyme
asparagus or seasonal greens, to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub the peeled garlic clove around the inside of a baking dish (ours was 18cm x 25cm). Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp cream in a bowl, then whisk in the remaining cream, crème fraîche and mustard, and season well. Add the beans, lemon zest and parmesan, and stir until well coated in the cream mixture. Pour into the dish, then put on the middle shelf of the oven while you cook the lamb.
Season the lamb all over. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sear the fatty side of the lamb for 1-2 mins until well browned. Add the herbs and garlic to the hot oil and sizzle for 30 seconds.
Sit the lamb on top of the beans along with the garlic, herbs and slices of lemon. Return to the oven for 15-20 mins, depending on how well cooked you like your lamb. Serve with a bowl of seasonal greens on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 775 calories, Fat 60 grams fat, SaturatedFat 33 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 37 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium