LOIN OF LAMB WITH BABA GANOUSH

Loin of lamb with baba ganoush image

Baba ganoush is a gutsy aubergine-based dip that twins well with tender sweet lamb

Provided by Good Food team

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

400g boned and rolled lamb loin, with fat on and tied (see 'Try')
1 tbsp each finely chopped fresh mint , rosemary and parsley
1 tbsp olive oil
2 aubergines
1small lemon , juice only
1 garlic clove , roughly chopped
a handful of fresh flatleaf parsley , chopped
a pinch of chilli powder , mild or hot - it's up to you
about 2 tbsp tahini paste
100g runner bean , trimmed and sliced diagonally
25g unsalted butter
a handful of flaked almonds
1small garlic clove , roughly chopped

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7/fan 200C, then roast the aubergines on a baking sheet for 30 minutes until the skins are well blistered, turning them halfway. Leave the oven on (for the lamb) and tip the aubergines into a colander over a bowl. Leave until cool and to let the juices drain off, then peel and put the flesh back in the colander to drain again for a few minutes.
Put the aubergine flesh and the rest of the baba ganoush ingredients into a food processor. Whizz until smooth, then taste, add salt and pepper, plus more tahini paste if you like it. Set aside.
Cut the lamb in half widthways, sprinkle with salt and pepper and roll it in the chopped herbs. Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof pan until very hot, put the lamb in and brown well on all sides, even the ends. This should take about 7 minutes in total.
Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 8 minutes to cook the lamb to just medium - leave it for longer if you want it a little more cooked. While the lamb is cooking, blanch the runner beans in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes and drain them well.
Once cooked, remove the lamb from the oven and leave to rest. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the almonds and cook on a medium heat for 2 minutes until toasted. Tip in the garlic and beans and cook on a low heat for 3 minutes. To serve, spoon a little baba on each plate, slice the lamb into medallions and nestle next to the beans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 741 calories, Fat 58 grams fat, SaturatedFat 25 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 46 grams protein, Sodium 0.35 milligram of sodium