Roast Leg of Lamb with Roast Dates and Almonds

Ingredients

• 3 5lb leg of lamb
• 12 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp ground coriander
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 C butter
• 12 oz, 3 C moist dried pitted dates
• 1/2 C blanched dried almonds
• 12 lemons, quartered

Procedure

1. crush garlic and salt to make a paste, then add spices, then mix with butter.
2. Make deep incisions all over the leg of lamb.
3. Rub butter and spice mixture all over the lamb and into incisions. Leave to marinate 4 hours.
4. Preheat over to 425
5. Place lamb in roasting pans and roast for 20 minutes.
6. Turn the lamb and baste with cooking juices and cook for 15 minutes.
7. Turn and baste again. Reduce heat to 350 and roast for another 2 hours, basting occasionally.
8. Sprinkle dates and almonds over the lamb and cook for another 30 minutes or until the meat is very tender.
9. Serve hot with lemon quarters for squeezing over the aromatic meat.