Romantic Roast Lamb With Italian Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg scoth lamb roast
• 1 eggplant
• 8 kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
• 60 ml olive oil
• 1 onion, rough chopped
• 400 g tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade.
• 2 heat 1 tbs of oil in a large frying pan over a high heat, then sear the lamb roast and allow all the sides to lightly brown.
• 3 remove lamb and elevate on a rack in a baking dish.
• 4 place in the oven and cook for 40 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
• 5 cut the eggplant into small chunks and place into a collander.
• 6 sprinkle liberally with salt and allow to stand for 10 minutes before rinsing and patting dry with kitchen paper towel.
• 7 heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the onion and eggplant, cook for 8 minutes and until the eggplant is slightly golden, stirring occasionally.
• 8 reduce heat to low and add the tomato, sugar and the olives.
• 9 stir to combine and cook for a further 10 minutes.
• 10 just before serving add the parsley and season to taste.
• 11 rest the lamb, covered with foil, for 5-10 minutes before serving sliced with the vegetables.