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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Finely grate the rind off all 3 lemons, then juice the lemons. | 2. Combine oil, lemon rind and juice, garlic, oregano, nutmeg and salt and pepper and whisk to combine. | 3. Using a sharp knife butterfly the lamb legs so they open out flat. | 4. Place lamb into ceramic dishes and pour the marinade evenly over each piece, rub the marinade all over the lamb. | 5. Cover and refrigerate overnight. | 6. When ready to cook, remove the meat from the marinade, keep the marinade. | 7. Preheat a greased BBQ to high heat. | 8. Add both the lamb legs and cook each side 3 minutes to seal. | 9. Reduce heat to low. | 10. Cover BBQ with the hood or a large roasting pan if your BBQ doesn't have a hood. | 11. Cook for 20 minutes each side for medium done. | 12. Baste with marinade every 10 minutes. | 13. Remove lamb from the heat and cover to rest for 15 minutes before slicing. | 14. Serve with plenty of tzatziki, Greek bread, Barbecued spring vegetables (Recipe #72418) and Feta Roast Potatoes (Recipe #72411). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1/2	cup		954.72	0.0	0.0	108.0
lemon	3			3.8425	1.2349	0.1458	0.0397
garlic clove	4		crushed	-	-	-	-
oregano	1	cup	chopped	127.2	33.0816	4.32	2.0544
nutmeg	1 1/2	1/2	ground	17.325	1.6266	0.1927	1.1982
leg lamb	2	boneless	boneless	-	-	-	-
salt pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.