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    Lamb cutlets with broad bean houmous

    • Gluten Free
    • Preparation time: 25 minutes
    • Cooking time: 20 minutes
    • Total time: 45 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    500g podded broad beans
    3 garlic cloves, crushed
    1½ tsp ground cumin
    1¼ lemons, zest of ½  and juice of all
    handful mint leaves, torn
    5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    2 extra trimmed racks of lamb
    ½ red chilli, finely chopped

    Method

    1. Boil the beans for 3-4 minutes; cool. Skin ¼ of the beans; set aside. Blend the remaining beans in a food processor with  2 garlic cloves, 1 tsp cumin, the juice of 1 lemon and zest of ½, and ½ the mint. With the motor running, trickle in 3 tbsp oil.

    2. Preheat the oven to 220˚C, gas mark 7. Rub the lamb with 1 tbsp oil; dust with ½ tsp cumin and season. Heat an ovenproof frying pan. Brown the racks for 1 minute on each side and 30 seconds on each end. Bake for  12 minutes for medium rare; rest.

    3. Mix the whole beans with the chilli and remaining garlic clove, lemon juice, mint and oil. Serve with the lamb and houmous. 

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    This recipe first appeared in Waitrose Kitchen magazine. myWaitrose members can download the Waitrose Kitchen app edition for FREE. Find out more

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