Lamb-Orghini Dinner
Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb, Roasted Potatoes, Radishes and Fennel with Carrot Soufflé
- prep time: 30 mins
- cook time: approx 1 hour.
Servings: 2 for dinner
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 Free Range rack of lamb
- 1 package of Meridian Italian Rub
- Olive oil
- 1 lb. carrots
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup cheese, shredded (I used a mixture of cheddar, boursin garlic & herb and parmesan)
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 lb. fingerling or baby potatoes
- 1/2 lb. radishes
- 1 fennel bulb
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
- Fresh dill
- Salt and pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Peel and chop carrots into 1-inch rounds
- Boil carrots in a saucepan until fork tender (heavily season the water), then drain well
- In a blender, mix: milk, eggs, butter, and salt and blend until smooth
- Add cooked carrots and butter and blend until smooth
- Add carrot mixture into a bowl and add cheese, flour and baking powder and stir until well combined
- Grease a baking dish or ramekins (that's what I used) and pour the mixture into dishes
- Bake at 350F until mixture has puffed and set in the middle (approximately 40-50 minutes)
- Cut fingerling potatoes in quarters or baby potatoes in half
- Trim tops and bottoms off radishes and quarter them
- Trim top and bottom off the fennel and cut into pieces
- Put all vegetables in a large bowl and coat generously with olive oil, salt, pepper, and minced garlic
- Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until potatoes are fork-tender (30-40 minutes)
- Mix Meridian Italian rub with olive oil until it makes a paste
- Coat lamb rack generously in Italian rub mixture
- Grease a baking dish and place lamb fat side up in the baking dish
- Roast at 350F for 20-25 minutes (until a meat thermometer reads an internal temperature of 140 degrees)
- Allow lamb rack to rest for 7-10 minutes before cutting
- Cut rack between the bones, plate and enjoy!
Kaylesha Penner