Lamb Shoulder Roast With Spinach & Pine Nuts
- 3/4 lb fresh spinach
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or pressed)
- 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano leaves
- fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs
- 4 - 4 1/2 lbs lamb shoulder, boned
- salt
- Clean spinach by discarding roots, coarse stems, and yellowed leaves. Wash well. Stack leaves, then cut crosswise into about 1/2-inch-wide slivers. Set aside.
- In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium heat, combine oil and nuts; stir often until nuts are golden, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to a plate and set aside. Add onion to pan; cook, stirring often, until limp but not browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Add garlic, oregano, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and spinach. Stir just until spinach is limp, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in crumbs and nuts.
- Trim fat from lamb. Lay meat flat, boned side up, and cover with plastic wrap. Using a flat mallet, pound meat gently and firmly to flatten evenly. Spread spinach mixture over the meat, leaving about a 1 1/2-inch margin on all sides. Starting from the most irregular long side, roll meat up snugly. Use string to tie snugly at about 1 1/2-inch intervals.
- Arrange meat, fat side up, on a rack in a 12- by 15-inch roasting pan. Sprinkle generously with pepper. Insert a meat thermometer in center. Roast, uncovered, in a 350u0b0F oven until thermometer registers 145u0b0F for medium-rare, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Slice roast 1/2 inch thick. Add salt to taste.
fresh spinach, olive oil, nuts, onion, garlic, oregano, ground black pepper, soft breadcrumbs, lamb shoulder, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lamb-shoulder-roast-with-spinach-pine-nuts-482131 (may not work)