Sticky Fig Lamb Cutlets With Warm Bean & Couscous Salad
This recipe combines tender French trimmed rack of lamb with a flavorful side of couscous and green bean salad. The lamb is seared to perfection with a sweet fig jam glaze, while the couscous salad adds a refreshing touch with red onion, cherry tomatoes, and a hint of mint. This dish is the perfect balance of savory and sweet flavors, making it a delightful meal to enjoy.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 100g couscous
- French trimmed lean 7-rack of lamb (ask your butcher to trim for you)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 200g pack green beans , stem ends trimmed
- 4 tbsp fig jam or conserve, mixed with 1-2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- ½ small red onion , thinly sliced
- handful cherry tomatoes , halved
- zest and juice ½ lemon
- small handful mint leaves, most torn
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan and bring a small saucepan of water to the boil. Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over 100ml boiling water from the kettle, cover with a tea towel and set aside. Cut between the lamb bones so you have 7 trimmed lamb cutlets. Rub a little of the oil and some seasoning onto each cutlet. Cook the green beans in the boiling water for 4 mins, then drain.
- Once the frying pan is hot, cook the lamb for 3 mins each side, brushing with the fig jam as they cook. Add the vinegar in the final 1 min of cooking, transfer the lamb to a plate and leave to rest. Bubble any remaining juices in the pan until sticky.
- Mix the couscous with a fork to fluff it up, add the beans, red onion, tomatoes, lemon zest and juice, the torn mint and the remaining oil. Season and mix well. Divide the salad between 2 plates and top with the lamb cutlets. Drizzle over the remaining sticky juices from the pan and scatter over a few whole mint leaves.
Cook Time
10M
Prep Time
PT10M
Yield
Serves 2
Nutrition
- Calories: 631 calories
- Fat Content: 28 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 9 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 55 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 29 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 4 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 39 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.3 milligram of sodium
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