Roasted Lamb

Roasted Lamb is a meal that traditionally Greeks  cook on special occasions and is considered the tastiest and most wholesome option when it comes to red meats. Try this yummy combination with oranges & Green Olives to create a moth-watering dish for your festive dinner!

  • TIME NEEDED
  • 5 hours

  • SERVES
  • 6

INGREDIENTS

    METHOD

    • Cut 3-4 garlic cloves in thick slices, with a knife make small incisions all over the lamb and fill with the garlic slices.
    • Rub the salt all over the lamb and then massage the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and the mustard all over the lamb leg as well.
    • Cut the remaining garlic and garlic head roughly in a horizontal half and place with lamb in a deep roasting dish.
    • Sprinkle the lamb all over with the oregano, chamomile and orange juice leaving the used orange in the dish
    • Add the Green pitted Olives around the base
    • Pour the wine in the roasting tin base.
    • Cover with foil and place in the oven at 120 degrees Celsius for 4 hours 
    • After the 4 hours have passed drizzle with the olive oil and place back in the oven on 200 degrees Celsius until golden on the outside, usually about 40 minutes.

      TIP

      For a stroger oregano taste you can prefer to add GAEA Pitted Green Olives Marinated with Lemon & Oregano instead of Green Olives.


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