Seared Lamb and Warm Roasted Seasonal Vegetables

• 2 x Lamb Backstraps /loins
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground coriander

Dressing

• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp Garlico honey
• 2 med size cloves Garlico garlic (crushed)
• 1 cup Greek style plain yoghurt
• Fresh mint leaves
• 1 tsp Lemon juice (to taste)

Roasted Seasonal Vegetables

• 1 bulb Garlico garlic
• 6 Garlico shallots
• 2 courgettes
• 1 small broccoli head
• ½ small cauliflower head
• small bunch asparagus
• 1 red capsicum
• 1 red or orange kumara
• handful of baby spinach leaves
• Crumbled feta (optional)

1. Remove the lamb from the fridge then rub with combined the cumin, smoked paprika and coriander and season with salt and pepper. Set aside for at least 20 minutes.
2. Heat the oven to 180 Celsius.
3. Prepare the vegetables by cutting the broccoli and cauliflower into florets. Slice the courgettes thickly on an angle. Peel and halve the shallots lengthwise. Slice the kumara.  Dice the capsicum (remove the seeds and stalk). Cut the asparagus into 2 or 3 equal lengths and remove any tough outers.
4. Put the whole bulb of garlic into an oven-proof dish drizzled with a good quality oil and surround with the shallot, broccoli, cauliflower, kumara.  Cook in the oven until the vegetables are browned but not too soft.  Remove from oven and set aside to cool a little. Just before serving add a handful of spinach to the hot veggies to wilt.
5. Slice the root end from the roasted garlic bulb and squeeze the cloves out over the veggies.
6. Sear the capsicum skin side down and asparagus spears on the hot plate until the capsicum skin is blistered and asparagus al dente.
7. Add the capsicum and asparagus to the warm oven veggies.
8. Heat a hot plate or cast-iron pan to high and sear the lamb on both sides (4 min each side is med-well done).  Remove from the pan and rest on a board
9. Mix the dressing ingredients together with salt and pepper and finely sliced mint and adjust according to taste.    

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