Roasted Lamb Rack with Orzo & Feta –

Ingredients

• 1 rack (approx 500g) of lamb
• Pinch salt
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 200g orzo
• 500ml chicken or veg stock
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• A handful green or black olives
• 70g Feta cheese
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped dill
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 rack (approx 17.5oz) of lamb
• 7oz orzo
• 17.5fl. oz chicken or veg stock
• 2.45oz Feta cheese
• Step 1 To cook the lamb: Score the lamb fat and cut the little line of sinew off the bottom (you can get you butcher to do this for you)
• Step 3 Leave to rest for 5-10 minutes before carving
• Step 4 To cook the orzo: Pour some olive oil into an oven proof dish and cook your onions until lovely and soft, add your garlic and let soften
• Step 5 Stir in the orzo then tomatoes and stock. Give a good stir and grate in some lemon zest
• Step 6 Season and bring to the boil
• Step 7 Cover with a lid and bake at 180c for 15-20 minutes
• Step 8 Five minutes before the end sprinkle over the cheese, olives and herbs and place uncovered in the oven for a further 5 minutes
• Step 9 Place the lamb cutlets on top and give the whole dish a good squeeze of lemon