Mint chutney, barbecued lamb & potato salad

This beautiful barbecued lamb with a fresh minty chutney makes a great sharing dish for friends. Serve with our new potato and spring onion salad

Prep:20 mins
Cook:1 hrs
plus at least 2 hrs marinating

Serves 6
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 579
fat 29g
saturates 13g
carbs 24g
sugars 4g
fibre 4g
protein 55g
salt 0.4g

Ingredients

1 small leg of lamb, about 1½ kg, butterflied (ask your butcher to do this for you)
1 large pack mint (about 100g), leaves picked
1 small pack coriander
3 garlic cloves
1 finger-sized piece of ginger
2 green chillies, deseeded if you like
2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
1 lemon, juiced
800g new potatoes, halved
100g peas, frozen or fresh and podded
2 spring onions, sliced
200g Greek yogurt

Tip

Cooking your lamb

You can also cook the lamb in the oven. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7, place it on a baking tray, cook for 15 mins, then reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and cook for 15 mins more. Leave to rest for 15 mins.

Method

First, make the chutney. Put all the ingredients with a good pinch of salt and a small splash of water in a minichopper or food processor and blitz to a chunky paste. Will keep in the fridge for two days.
Use one-third of the chutney to marinate the lamb for at least a couple of hours, or up to 24 hrs before. To make the potato salad, boil the potatoes until just cooked, around 12-15 mins. When they’ve got about a minute left, add the peas. Drain and leave to cool. Toss the spring onions through the potatoes and peas, then dress with one-third of the chutney and the yogurt. Can be made a day ahead and chilled in the fridge. Take out 1 hr before serving.
To cook the lamb, heat the barbecue until the coals are ashen. Grill the lamb, flesh-side down, for about 25 mins, then flip it over and cook on the fat side for about 15 mins until charred and sizzling. When the lamb is cooked to your liking, leave it to rest on a warm platter to catch the juices. To serve, carve the lamb into thick slices, again catching the juices. In a bowl, mix the cooking juices with the remaining chutney, and serve alongside the lamb.