Colin's Rack of Lamb with a Pistachio and Herb Crust

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake.

Season the lamb racks with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a sauté pan and when very hot, add the racks fat side down. Cook for a couple of minutes until deeply golden. Turn and cook for 1 minute. Set aside to cool.

Crust: Put all the ingredients except the egg white in a food processor, season generously and blitz until finely chopped. Add the egg white and blitz again. Tip into a bowl.

To cook: Spread the mustard over the top of the lamb racks. Press half the crumbs firmly onto each rack.

Place in a shallow roasting dish and place in the bottom third of the oven. This helps stop the crust from over browning. Cook for 25 minutes for medium-rare lamb. Rest loosely covered for 5 minutes before carving.

To serve: Spread a layer of yoghurt on plates then a spoonful of the Zesty Herb Sauce. Top with the lamb and Cumin and Honey Roasted Vegetables and season with salt and pepper.

Cumin and Honey Roasted Vegetables

INGREDIENTS
12 small carrots, scrubbed or peeled, tops trimmed
4 parsnips, peeled, quartered and tough core cut out
12 baby beetroot, tops trimmed (I used a mix of yellow and purple)
olive oil
sea salt and ground pepper
1 tablespoon runny honey
2 teaspoons cumin seeds

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake.

Arrange all the vegetables separately over 2 large baking trays. Brush with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle the honey over the parsnips and carrots then sprinkle over the cumin seeds.

Roast for 25 minutes then start checking on each vegetable as they all have different cooking times. Remove from the tray as they’re cooked and set aside, covering to keep warm. Peel the beetroot while still warm.

Zesty Herb Sauce

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup each packed mint and parsley
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
4 anchovy fillets
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon runny honey
sea salt and ground pepper

METHOD

Blitz all the ingredients together until smooth. Season.