Holiday Leg Of Lamb

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 5 pounds whole leg of lamb
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 orange peel, cut into slivers
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or to taste

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, seasoned salt, marjoram, mustard and cardamom. Rub spice mixture over lamb. Cut 16 deep slits into roast. Insert thyme and a sliver of orange peel into each slit. Place lamb fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest portion of meat.
3. Roast lamb in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Meat is medium done when a meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. and is well done at 180 degrees F.
4. Remove meat thermometer. Place roast on a warm serving platter. Put a paper frill around end of leg bone and garnish platter with fresh mint.

salt, black pepper, salt, marjoram, dry mustard, ground cardamom, lamb, thyme, orange peel, fresh mint

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/43882/holiday-leg-of-lamb/ (may not work)