Sumac lamb racks with pumpkin and sesame salad

Name: Sumac lamb racks with pumpkin and sesame salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients: 3 small garlic cloves, finely grated; 1 tsp sumac; 1 tsp ground allspice; 80 ml (⅓ cup) olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 4 lamb racks, each with 3 cutlets, at room temperature; 1 small butternut pumpkin (about 1.2kg), peeled and cut into 3cm pieces; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; ½ cup (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley; ½ cup (loosely packed) mint; Toasted sesame seeds, Persian feta and lemon wedges, to serve; ½ garlic clove, finely grated; 60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp pomegranate molasses

Leftover roasted pumpkin makes this salad even speedier. Keep this recipe up your sleeve for the night after a roast dinner.

May 29, 2018 6:14am

By Max Adey

Serves 4 - 6
10 mins preparation
20 mins cooking

Leftover roasted pumpkin makes this salad even speedier – if you're roasting pumpkin, do double and the next day this salad is halfway there.

Ingredients

3 small garlic cloves, finely grated
1 tsp sumac
1 tsp ground allspice
80 ml (⅓ cup) olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
4 lamb racks, each with 3 cutlets, at room temperature
1 small butternut pumpkin (about 1.2kg), peeled and cut into 3cm pieces
½ red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley
½ cup (loosely packed) mint
Toasted sesame seeds, Persian feta and lemon wedges, to serve

Pomegranate dressing

½ garlic clove, finely grated
60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil
1½ tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp pomegranate molasses

Method

1
Preheat oven to 220°C. Combine garlic, spices and half the olive oil in a large bowl. Massage into lamb (1-2 minutes) and leave a few minutes.
2
Spread pumpkin on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and roast, turning occasionally, until caramelised (15-20 minutes). Cool briefly.
3
Meanwhile, heat remaining olive oil in a large ovenproof frying pan over medium-high heat, add lamb racks and brown well all over (4-5 minutes). Transfer to oven and roast until cooked to your liking (8-10 minutes for medium-rare), then rest for 5 minutes.
4
For pomegranate dressing, whisk ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste.
5
Gently toss pumpkin with onion, herbs and sesame seeds, crumble in the feta, drizzle with dressing and serve with lamb and lemon wedges.