ROSEMARY PESTO RACK OF LAMB

The pesto in this recipe is made with parsley, fresh rosemary, Parmesan cheese and garlic. It goes beautifully with barbecued rack of lamb.

Yield: Serves 6.

ROSEMARY PESTO RACK OF LAMB

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 racks of lamb (8 ribs each)

Directions

  1. To prepare rosemary pesto, combine parsley, rosemary, Parmesan cheese, garlic and pepper in a food processor.
  2. Process, using an on/off motion, until finely chopped.
  3. With machine running, add oil in a thin stream and process until smooth.
  4. Spread pesto evenly over both sides of each rack of lamb.
  5. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  6. Remove from refrigerator; cover bones with heavy duty foil to prevent them from charring.
  7. Grill lamb over medium heat on natural gas barbecue to desired doneness.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

401 calories, 26.5 g fat, 40 g protein, 1.2 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fibre, 195 mg sodium