Santorini Roasted Leg Of Lamb
- 6 lbs leg of lamb
- 1/4 cup dried mint flakes
- 3 tablespoons dried rosemary
- 3 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 medium lemons, cut in half
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- Trim excess fat and silver skin from lamb leg.
- Make crisscross cut in both sides of leg, about 1/2 inch deep.
- Mix all other ingredients, except lemons, together and allow wet ingredients to partially hydrate dried herbs for 15 minutes.
- Place lamb in roasting pan and rub marinade all over lamb on both sides, making sure to get lots into the cuts. Squeeze lemons gently over lamb.
- Cut up potatoes and onions if desired and place around roast, along with lemons.
- Cover and roast at 300 degrees until internal temperature reaches 170.
- degrees, approximately 30 minutes per pound.
- Remove cover and roast at 425 degrees until skin is browned.
lamb, mint flakes, rosemary, oregano, red wine, honey, lemons, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/santorini-roasted-leg-of-lamb-213601 (may not work)