Italian Lamb with bean and tomato salad

Bring out the best in Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lamb leg steaks with this delicious marinade and amaze your friends with a dish that’s bursting with flavour. Inspired by the taste of Italy, this salad is full of beans!
Italian Lamb with bean and tomato salad preparation time
Prep: 20 minutes
Italian Lamb with bean and tomato salad cook time
Cook: 4 minutes
Italian Lamb with bean and tomato salad preparation time Serves: 4
Italian Lamb with bean and tomato salad preparation time Oven Temp: Pre Heat Grill

Method

  • Mix all of the marinade ingredients together and add the lamb steaks making sure they are thoroughly coated. Leave for a few hours to let the flavours develop, then remove from the marinade and either grill or barbecue for 3 – 4 minutes on either side until cooked. Rest the lamb for a few minutes.
  • To make the dressing whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and the basil.
  • Toss the bean salad ingredients together and add the dressing. Arrange on a serving plate, top with the lamb steaks and garnish with a few beans.

Ingredients

  • 4 x 250 g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lamb leg steaks

For the marinade:

  • 4 Anchovy fillets crushed with a fork
  • 1 Garlic clove CRUSHED
  • Juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 100 ml Olive oil
  • 20 Basil leaves chopped

For the bean salad:

  • 200 g Cooked white beans cannelloni or borlotti or a mixture of both
  • 100 g Sweet corn
  • 100 g Kidney beans
  • Baby salad leaves (enough for 4 people)
  • 100 g Supermarket or deli bought sun blush tomatoes
  • 1 Red onion finely chopped
  • 1 Red pepper finely chopped

For the dressing:

  • 100 ml Olive oil
  • 30 ml balsamic vinegar
  • Handful of chopped leaves
  • Salt and pepper