Lamb With Warm Potato Olive Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Rub bottom of 16x10 gratin pan with split garlic clove.
• Arrange potato slices in bottom of pan.
• Season with salt, pepper, some of the thyme and chopped garlic.
• Add a layer of onions and seasoning.
• Add a layer of tomatoes and seasoning on top.
• Drizzle with wine and oil.
• Trim the thicker portions of fat from the leg of lamb.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place lamb on a sturdy cake rake directly on top of gratin pan.
• Roast, uncovered, for about 1 hour and 15 minutes for rare lamb (1 hour and 45 minutes for well-done); turning lamb every 15 minutes, basting with liquid from gratin pan.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit for 20 minutes before carving.

Steps:

• Slice potatoes 1/4 inch thick and place in a large saucepan. Add salted water to cover by about 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer potatoes until tender, 6 to 8 minutes; do not overcook. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Add red onion, and Kalamata olives to the warm potatoes; toss gently.
• Whisk vinegar, parsley, olive oil, thyme, salt, pepper, and sugar together in a small bowl. Pour dressing over potato mixture, tossing gently. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot; add 2 teaspoons salt and enough water to cover generously. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes, until just tender when pierced with a fork. (Be careful not to overcook!) Drain and set aside until just cool enough to handle.
• While the potatoes cook, in a large bowl, combine the vinegar and mustard with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Add the olives, shallot and capers, and set aside to marinate for 10 to 20 minutes.
• When the potatoes are just cool enough to handle, cut them in half (or quarters, to end up with bite-size pieces), and add them to the bowl with the dressing. Gently combine and set aside to cool completely, tossing occasionally.
• Stir in the mint and parsley, along with more salt and pepper to taste, and serve the potato salad at room temperature.

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes but do not peel, and boil 10 to 15 minutes, depending on size.
• Trim excess fat from chops and brown on both sides in heavy skillet until medium rare. Cut meat into thin strips and set aside.
• Whisk oil and vinegar in bowl large enough to hold all of the ingredients.
• Beat in the marjoram, parsley, capers and mustard. Season with pepper.
• When potatoes are cooked, drain and cut in halves or quarters, depending on size, and add to dressing along with lamb, mushrooms and onion.
• Tuck lettuce under lamb-and-potato mixture. Decorate with cherry tomatoes. Serve with dense country bread. Raisin nut bread and Italian whole grain bread are good choices.