Recipe Preparation: cooking & baking

Recipe Serves: 6

Ingredients for Lamb, Artichoke and Roasted Potato Salad Recipe

THE POTATOES:

2-1/2 lb Small red potatoes; quartered

1 tb Olive oil

3 ts Fresh rosemary; chopped

1 ts Kosher salt; plus more to taste

Freshly ground pepper; to taste

THE LAMB:

1 ts Olive oil

8 Lamb loin chops; boned and trimmed

2-1/2 tb Lemon vinaigrette;

1/2 ts Kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper; to taste

1 ts Italian parsley; chopped

THE ARTICHOKES:

18 oz Frozen artichokes hearts; cooked and cooled

4 lg Fresh artichoke hearts, raw; very thinly sliced

10 oz Frozen baby lima beans; cooked and cooled

2 c Garlic; peeled and minced

1/4 c Lemon vinaigrette;

2 ts Italian parsley; chopped

1 ts Kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper; to taste

12 c Salad greens

3 tb Lemon vinaigrette;

1-1/2 c Imported black olives

1-1/2 c Parmesan cheese; shaved

Lamb, Artichoke and Roasted Potato Salad Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place the potatoes in a roasting pan and toss with the olive oil and 2 teaspoons of rosemary. Begin cooking & baking until tender, stirring from time to time, about 30 minutes. Let cool. Place in a bowl and toss with the salt and pepper. Garnish with the remaining rosemary.

2. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the lamb and sear on all sides until medium-rare, about 4 minutes. Remove from the skillet and cool. Thinly slice the lamb and toss with the vinaigrette, salt and pepper. Place on a platter and garnish with parsley.

3. Place the cooked and raw artichokes, lima beans and garlic in a bowl and toss with the 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Toss in the parsley, salt and pepper.

4. Place the salad greens in a large bowl and toss with the 3 tablespoons vinaigrette. Place the olives and Parmesan in separate bowls. Pass the dishes separately, letting guests build their own salads.

NOTES : Assembly Required- this recipe for a summer party where guests assemble their own salad…Have platters of roast lamb with potatoes and marinated artichokes. Of course, plates of marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and cheese enable the guest to further customize the meal.

These are foods that people like to eat in summer. Tasty, appealing and stylish. One proviso: Group efforts tend to need reinforcement, like a sumptuous dessert.

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