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Sundried Tomato and Garlic Roast Lamb is juicy and perfectly pink on the inside and char-grilled on the outside Roast Lamb, rubbed with a beautifully rich Sundried tomato paste. One of our favourite Sunday roasts, served with garlicky herb red potato salad.

This recipe has been sitting here for so long…and honestly I don’t know why. What was I thinking keeping this from you?

Sundried Tomato and Garlic Roast Lamb on a plate

Sundried tomatoes and garlic create the perfect flavour combination when blended together. A super easy and incredible paste so perfect for a roast! And in seconds thanks to my Magic Bullet (but you can use a small food processor).

Making of Sundried Tomato and Garlic Roast Lamb paste

Rub it and roast it to your liking…

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….slice it and pour over the pan juices. Is your mouth watering yet?

Collage of Sundried Tomato and Garlic Roast Lamb

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I mean…have you ever seen something so perfect?

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5 from 3 votes

Sundried Tomato and Garlic Roast Lamb

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4 Serves
Sundried tomatoes and garlic blended together to form a beautiful and perfect paste for this perfect Roast Lamb!
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Ingredients 
 

  • 2 lb leg of lamb bone in or out
  • 1/2 cup Sundried tomatoes in oil
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons salt plus 1 extra for sprinkling
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme to garnish

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 220℃ | 430℉. Combine the sundried tomatoes in their oil with 4 garlic cloves in a bullet blender or food processor. Process until smooth and a paste has formed. Add the salt (it will be salty but is needed to roast the lamb).
  • Place the lamb into a roasting tray; rub the mixture all over the lamb to evenly coat. Slice about 6 shallow openings (or slits) around the lamb (top and bottom of the roast) and rub the tomato mix into the slits. Slice the remaining clove of garlic into thin slices and place one or two slices into each opening. Sprinkle with a little extra salt (optional).
  • Cover tray with foil and place onto the middle rack of your oven to bake for 40 minutes (for medium rare - or leave longer until cooked to your liking). Remove tray from oven; uncover; place lamb back in your oven onto the middle rack; change oven settings to grill/broil on high heat and grill for a further 5-10 minutes, or until golden, char grilled crispy on top. Rotate lamb to grill for a further 5-10 minutes to crisp the underside.
  • Remove from oven and allow to rest for a good 5-10 minutes. Pour the juices from the pan into a serving jug and pour the juices over the lamb to serve.

Notes

Make sure to cook meat covered, until the middle is cooked to your liking, before removing and charing outside. Once foil is removed, the outside will cook further and quicker than inside.

Nutrition

Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 1298mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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12 Comments

  1. Paul M says:

    5 stars
    I made this last night for Easter. I had trouble getting the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic to blend in the Ninja bullet style blender that I used. I had to keep scraping the sides, and I added a little olive oil to it in order to help. My leg of lamb was just over 6#, and I wanted to cook is slower at 350 degrees. Long story short, it took about four hours to cook. But the flavor was excellent, and it is definitely something I would try again.

  2. catarina says:

    This recipe was awesome! The lamb came out perfect and husband loved it. Thank you for saving my dinners Karina. I’ve had so many successes with recipes from your blog.

    XO

  3. Chris says:

    5 stars
    Hey Karina I use your recipes all the time but have never left a review (so i will start now)! everything on here i have cooked has been AMAZING!! This lamb recipe is so tasty and me and my girlfriend refuse to share it with anyone!

  4. Cel says:

    If I am cooking only half of the leg, will the cooking time stays the same or I should also shorten it by half? Thanks.

    1. Karina says:

      I would recommend continuing with the same amount of time but checking it half way through. You can always have leftovers or freeze the lamb if you made the whole recipe. Enjoy!

  5. Doug Resar says:

    5 stars
    Karina, that recipe we can find in a 5 star restaurant. It was amazing as I have cooked many lamb recipes
    but this is out standing. Would not change anything and that is rare for me. Again great job to you and thank
    you for posting it.

  6. Tammy Renea @SanPasqualsKitchen says:

    This is the most beautiful leg of lamb I’ve ever seen in my life. I just thought you should know. 🙂

    1. Karina says:

      Thank you Tammy! That’s a BIG compliment!

  7. Jeri says:

    What size size lamb did yo use for this recipe?

    1. Karina says:

      Hey Jeri. I used (approx) a 2.5kg or 5lbs leg of lamb 🙂

  8. Tasha @thatssoyummy says:

    shut the front door, the flavor of that lamb would be off the chain. Pics are beautiful!

    1. Karina says:

      Haha thank you Tasha!! It was way off the chain 😉 X