Rosemary Honey Roast Leg Of Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 lbs leg of lamb
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons prepared dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt or 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the honey, mustard, rosemary, ground black pepper, lemon zest and garlic nicely in a bowl.
• 2 rub this spice and honey mixture now into the lamb.
• 3 cover.
• 4 allow to marinate, refrigerated, overnight so to allow the flavours to intensify to their fullest.
• 5 preheat the oven to 450f (230c).
• 6 place lamb on a rack in a roasting pan.
• 7 sprinkle with salt to taste.
• 8 bake at 450f (230c) for 20 minutes.
• 9 reduce heat to 400f (205c).
• 10 roast for 55-60 minutes more.
• 11 there is an accompanying note with the recipe that says the internal temperature will measure 145f (63c) for medium rare and 165f (74c) for well done.