
BBQ lamb leg with bean puree
Here's a great recipe for a Christmas meal. A dish inspired by a meal created by Chef Casey McDonald, Craggy Range Vineyard, Hawkes Bay. The bean puree and green sauce make this dish come alive.

SERVES15
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Watch our video guide to make the recipe
Method
BBQ lamb
- Pre-heat bbq with lid or oven to 180°C
- Bring the lamb out of the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking to bring to room temperature
- Stab small holes in the lamb all over
- Poke garlic cloves into the holes
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Place on bbq rack (or oven tray if cooking in oven) and put lid back on to retain heat
- Cook for approximately 50 minutes per 1kg of lamb
- Remove from bbq and allow to rest for 30 minutes in a roasting dish covered with tin foil before serving
Green sauce
- Blanch the spinach in boiling water then refresh in ice cold water
- Boil the peas for 2 minutes then drain and refresh in ice cold water
- When both are cold, drain and set aside
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Bean puree
- Heat oven to 175°C
- Place garlic in a small oven-proof dish and drizzle with oil
- Roast for approximately 30 minutes or until soft on the inside when squeezed
- Remove from oven and cool
- When cool, squeeze the garlic pulp out and place in a food processor with beans and water
- Blend until smooth
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
- BBQ lamb
- 3 kgleg of lamb
- 6 clovesgarlic, sliced
- Green sauce
- 2 cupsspinach leaves, washed and chopped
- 1 cuppeas
- 2 cupsparsley
- 2 tbspcapers
- 4 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cupfresh mint
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1/4 cupavocado oil
- Bean puree
- 1 bulbgarlic
- 1 tbspoil
- 2 cansbutter beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cupwater
Per serve
- Energy1628kJ
- Total Fat19.7g
- Saturated Fat6.8g
- Total Carbohydrate8.3g
- Sugars1.2g
- Dietary Fibre2.1g
- Sodium195mg
Watch our video guide to make the recipe
Method
BBQ lamb
- Pre-heat bbq with lid or oven to 180°C
- Bring the lamb out of the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking to bring to room temperature
- Stab small holes in the lamb all over
- Poke garlic cloves into the holes
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Place on bbq rack (or oven tray if cooking in oven) and put lid back on to retain heat
- Cook for approximately 50 minutes per 1kg of lamb
- Remove from bbq and allow to rest for 30 minutes in a roasting dish covered with tin foil before serving
Green sauce
- Blanch the spinach in boiling water then refresh in ice cold water
- Boil the peas for 2 minutes then drain and refresh in ice cold water
- When both are cold, drain and set aside
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Bean puree
- Heat oven to 175°C
- Place garlic in a small oven-proof dish and drizzle with oil
- Roast for approximately 30 minutes or until soft on the inside when squeezed
- Remove from oven and cool
- When cool, squeeze the garlic pulp out and place in a food processor with beans and water
- Blend until smooth
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
Ingredients
- BBQ lamb
- 3 kgleg of lamb
- 6 clovesgarlic, sliced
- Green sauce
- 2 cupsspinach leaves, washed and chopped
- 1 cuppeas
- 2 cupsparsley
- 2 tbspcapers
- 4 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cupfresh mint
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1/4 cupavocado oil
- Bean puree
- 1 bulbgarlic
- 1 tbspoil
- 2 cansbutter beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cupwater
Ingredients
- BBQ lamb
- 3 kgleg of lamb
- 6 clovesgarlic, sliced
- Green sauce
- 2 cupsspinach leaves, washed and chopped
- 1 cuppeas
- 2 cupsparsley
- 2 tbspcapers
- 4 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cupfresh mint
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1/4 cupavocado oil
- Bean puree
- 1 bulbgarlic
- 1 tbspoil
- 2 cansbutter beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cupwater
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy1628kJ
- Total Fat19.7g
- Saturated Fat6.8g
- Total Carbohydrate8.3g
- Sugars1.2g
- Dietary Fibre2.1g
- Sodium195mg
Watch our video guide to make the recipe
Method
BBQ lamb
- Pre-heat bbq with lid or oven to 180°C
- Bring the lamb out of the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking to bring to room temperature
- Stab small holes in the lamb all over
- Poke garlic cloves into the holes
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Place on bbq rack (or oven tray if cooking in oven) and put lid back on to retain heat
- Cook for approximately 50 minutes per 1kg of lamb
- Remove from bbq and allow to rest for 30 minutes in a roasting dish covered with tin foil before serving
Green sauce
- Blanch the spinach in boiling water then refresh in ice cold water
- Boil the peas for 2 minutes then drain and refresh in ice cold water
- When both are cold, drain and set aside
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Bean puree
- Heat oven to 175°C
- Place garlic in a small oven-proof dish and drizzle with oil
- Roast for approximately 30 minutes or until soft on the inside when squeezed
- Remove from oven and cool
- When cool, squeeze the garlic pulp out and place in a food processor with beans and water
- Blend until smooth
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
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