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Butterflied Leg Of Lamb

An instant-read thermometer is important to accurately judge when the lamb is ready.

Type: Lamb
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2   Atkins Bakery Sliced White Bread
1   Butterflied leg of lamb
  = (abt 3 1/2 lbs trimmed, 5 lbs
  Untrimmed)
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlFreshly-ground black pepper
1 teaspoon 5mlChopped fresh rosemary
1/4 cup 59mlDijon mustard
2   Garlic cloves - chopped
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozChopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 200 degrees. Place bread in oven for 15 minutes, or until dried but not browned. Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees. Place bread in a food processor and process into fine crumbs.

Rub lamb with salt, pepper and rosemary. Place lamb in a roasting pan and spread mustard over lamb. In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, garlic and parsley. Gently pat crumb mixture over lamb.

Cook 45 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 135 degrees on an instant-read thermometer for medium-rare. Let rest 15 minutes before carving.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Carbohydrates: 2.5 grams

Net Carbs: 1.5 grams

Fiber: 1 grams

Protein: 43 grams

Fat: 12 grams

Calories: 300

Source:
Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com

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