Greek lamb with warm beans
Keeping your cupboard stocked with canned beans means you’ve always got a great alternative to potatoes. Serves 4 • Ready in 30 mins
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
1tsp dried oregano
3tbsp olive oil
8 lamb cutlets
A knob of butter
1 large leek, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, sliced
150ml chicken or vegetable stock
100g green beans, trimmed and cut into short lengths
400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
Large handful basil leaves, torn, plus a few leaves to garnish 1 For the marinade, whisk together the lemon zest and juice, dried oregano and 2tbsp of the olive oil and season well. Put the lamb cutlets in a shallow dish, pour over the marinade and turn to coat in the mixture.
2 Heat the rest of the oil with the butter in a large shallow pan. Add the leek and garlic and cook for about 10 mins to soften. Add the stock and green beans and cook for a further 5 mins. Stir in the cannellini beans and warm through.
3 Meanwhile, heat the grill. Shake the excess marinade off the cutlets and grill for 3-4 mins, depending on thickness, on each side until just cooked but still a little pink in the middle.
4 Add the torn basil to the bean mixture and serve with the lamb cutlets and a few extra basil leaves on the top.
Per serving: 400 cals, 22g fat,
7g sat fat, 12g carbs
TIP If you don’t have any fresh basil, stir a spoonful of pesto through the bean mixture