Lamb Cutlets Al Fresco Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the peppers, sweet potato, courgettes and onion on a large baking tray and drizzle over the oil. Season with lots of ground black pepper. Roast for 25 mins.
• Meanwhile, trim the lamb of as much fat as possible. Mix the herbs with a few twists of ground black pepper and pat all over the lamb.
• Take the vegetables out of the oven, turn over and push to one side of the tray. Place the cutlets on the hot tray and return to the oven for 10 mins.
• Turn the cutlets and cook for a further 10 mins or until the vegetables and lamb are tender and lightly charred. Mix everything on the tray and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 200C/ conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay the slices of bread on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until toasted. Meanwhile, rub olive oil all over the racks of lamb, season generously with salt and pepper, then stand them in a roasting tin.
• Take the bread out of the oven and put the lamb in. Roast the lamb for 10 minutes, then set aside for about 5 minutes to cool. While you're waiting, break the toasted bread into a food processor, add the garlic, parsley and mint and season with salt and pepper. Chop until you have coarse crumbs, then tip into a wide, shallow dish.
• When the lamb is cool enough to handle, spread mustard on the meaty sides, bottoms and ends. Hold a rack by the bones and sit it in the herby crumbs, then scoop up handfuls of crumbs and press them over the mustard. Repeat with the other 2 racks (you may have some crumbs left over, but you need this many to be able to scoop them up).
• Roast the 3 racks of lamb, meaty side uppermost, for 20 minutes. If the crumbs begin to scorch, cover loosely with foil. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
• For a picnic, roast the lamb up to 6 hours ahead. When cold, separate into cutlets (this is simplicity itself, as the bones provide guidelines) and carefully wrap them in foil. Don't forget to take jars of mustard and mint jelly to serve with the lamb.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix half the mint with 1 tbsp oil, the lemon zest and a large pinch of salt and black pepper, then rub the mixture all over the lamb cutlets.
• Bake the garlic bread for 15 mins, then allow to cool a little. Tear into chunks and return to the oven for 5 mins to dry out.
• Meanwhile, put a griddle pan or large frying pan over a high heat and, once very hot, cook the lamb for 2-3 mins each side or until nicely seared outside but still pink in the middle. (You may have to do this in two batches.) Set aside to rest while you make the salad.
• Put the tomatoes and cucumber in the same hot pan and cook for 2 mins or until a little charred - you will need to do this in batches. Tip into a large bowl and add thetoasted bread, remaining mint and the parsley.
• Mix the lemon juice with the remaining olive oil and the honey, then season. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently so the tomatoes don't break up too much. Serve the warm salad alongside the lamb cutlets.