West Wales Life&Style May-June 2021

West Wales Life&Style
Tastes of
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With spring well and truly sprung, our thoughts are already turning towards lighter, fresher
meals to eat during the warmer weather. Welsh lamb with green salad and new potatoes
is the perfect dish to welcome in the summer.
Welsh lamb has achieved PGI status – Protected Geographical Indication – the much sought-after
marque that guarantees that you are buying a premium quality product with special characteristics
that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world.
For a delicious, nutritious yet light main meal to welcome in the summer, try out this fabulous
recipe for racks of Welsh lamb with rosemary, lemon and garlic. Add some new potatoes and green
saldIt really is the perfect warm weather dish, whether eaten inside or out.
Welsh lamb provides a true taste of Wales – and there really is nothing quite like.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hours
Serves five or more
Ingredients
2 lean racks of PGI Welsh Lamb
2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1 lemon, rind removed and juice
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Black pepper
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas 4-5.
Take the two lean racks of lamb and calculate the
cooking time: medium – 25 minutes per 450g/0.5kg
plus 25 minutes; well done – 30 minutes per
450g/0.5kg plus 30 minutes.
Mix together the rosemary, lemon rind and juice,
garlic, olive oil and seasoning, and rub into the
racks.
Cook on a preheated barbecue with a lid or place
onto a rack in a roasting tray and oven roast for the
calculated cooking time.
Serve the lamb with new potatoes and a green
salad.
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