HERBY LAMB FILLET WITH CAPONATA

Herby lamb fillet with caponata image

Tick off all 5 of your 5 a day with this super-healthy Sunday roast. To make it vegetarian, omit the lamb and add chickpeas to the caponata.

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves
2 tsp rapeseed oil
1 red onion , cut into wedges
1 aubergine , sliced and quartered
500g carton passata
1 green pepper , quartered, deseeded and sliced
6 pitted Kalamata olives , halved and rinsed
2 tsp capers , rinsed
1 tsp chopped rosemary
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
4 baby new potatoes , halved
1 tsp chopped rosemary
1 tsp rapeseed oil
250g lean lamb loin fillet, all visible fat removed
240g bag baby spinach
finely chopped parsley (optional)

Steps:

Slice 2 of the garlic cloves for the caponata, finely grate the other for the lamb and set aside. Heat the oil for the caponata in a wide pan, add the onion and fry for 5 mins to soften. Tip in the aubergine and cook, stirring, for 5 mins more. Add the passata and pepper with the olives, capers, rosemary and balsamic vinegar, then cover and cook for 15 mins, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5. Boil the potatoes for 10 mins, then drain. Mix the grated garlic with the rosemary and some black pepper, then rub all over the lamb. Toss the potatoes in the oil with some more black pepper, place in a small roasting tin with the lamb and roast for 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in the microwave or in a pan, and squeeze to drain any excess liquid.
Stir the garlic into the caponata and serve with the lamb, either whole or sliced, rolled in parsley if you like, with the potatoes and spinach.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 24 grams sugar, Fiber 17 grams fiber, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium