Summer on a Plate

August 16th - With student children coming and going I miss the family meals and Sunday dinners, so I wanted to do something really nice for a treat.  Food pictures do it for me - I was inspired bu Grilled Leg of Lamb with Goats Cheese and Herb Salad.  All things I love! I have watched enough Masterchef programmes to now have a go at boning and butterflying out a leg of lamb (though I wouldn't show anyone the results!) but it really makes for quick cooking, although my mum still thinks a leg of lamb needs hours! The marinade for the lamb was 5 garlic cloves, thyme (oregano in the recipe), zest of 2 lemons and 6 tablespoons of olive oil. Again you can marinade this for up to 24 hours....!! The lamb was grilled for 15 minutes on each side and left to rest for 10. The salad over the top was made with rocket and herbs dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. And the whole lot was topped with crumbled goats cheese.  Mmmm.