Lamb Shoulder With Citrus Fennel Salad Recipes

SLOW-ROAST LAMB WITH CINNAMON, FENNEL & CITRUS

Steps:

• Put the lamb into a large food bag with all the juice and marinate overnight.
• The next day, take the lamb out of the fridge 1 hr before you want to cook it. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Take the lamb out of the marinade (reserve remaining marinade) and pat dry. Rub with half the oil and roast for 15-20 mins until browned. Remove lamb and reduce oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Mix the zests, remaining oil, honey, spices and garlic with plenty of seasoning. Lay a large sheet of baking parchment on a large sheet of foil. Sit the lamb leg on top, rub all over with the paste and pull up the sides of the foil. Drizzle marinade into base, and scrunch foil to seal.
• Roast for 4 hrs, until very tender. Rest, still wrapped, for 30 mins. Unwrap and serve with juices.

LAMB SHOULDER WITH CITRUS-FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Using a sharp knife, score fat across the top of lamb shoulder to create a crosshatch pattern, cutting about 1/4" deep and spacing cuts about 3/4" apart. Season generously all over with salt and pepper.
• Combine grated garlic, oil, red pepper flakes, grated zest, and 2 Tbsp. rosemary in a small bowl. Rub all over lamb, working into score marks and anywhere there is an opening. Place lamb in a large cast-iron skillet or baking dish. (At this point the lamb can be covered and chilled up to 1 day if you want to break up the prep.)
• Arrange garlic heads, cut side down, around lamb and add strip of zest. Pour in wine and cover tightly with foil. Roast until meat is falling off the bone and fork-tender, 5-5 1/2 hours. Keep covered and let rest 30 minutes.
• Gently toss orange pieces and fennel with lemon juice in a medium bowl; season lightly with salt.
• Tear the meat off the bones in large pieces and mound on a platter. Arrange citrus and fennel salad next to meat. Top meat with more rosemary and drizzle pan juices over.
• Do Ahead
• Lamb can be roasted 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Gently reheat, covered, in a 300°F oven until warmed all the way through, at least 1 hour, before serving.

FENNEL AND CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife or mandoline, slice the fennel as thinly as possible, then soak in ice water to crisp up, about 5 minutes. Strain and dry well.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and some salt and pepper, then whisk in the olive oil to create a vinaigrette.
• Add the dates, basil, cilantro, mint and chile to the vinaigrette. Then add the orange and grapefruit segments and the fennel; toss well. Divide the salad among 4 serving plates and garnish with the pistachios.

FENNEL SALAD WITH CITRUS

Steps:

• Cut the top and bottom off the grapefruit. Stand up the fruit and slice off the rind and white pith underneath, reserving the rind so you can add the juice to the salad. Cut the fruit into segments, reserving any juice that accumulates. Set aside.
• Add the orange juice and half of the mint leaves to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle in the oil.
• Quarter the fennel bulbs and trim the core. Using a mandoline or a chef's knife, thinly shave each quarter. Add the fennel and Hungarian peppers to the vinaigrette. Finely chop the reserved fennel fronds and add to the bowl. Fold in the grapefruit segments and their juices and the remaining mint leaves. Squeeze in the juice from the reserved grapefruit top and bottom and toss to combine. Serve.

CITRUS FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Remove fronds from fennel bulbs; set aside for garnish. Cut bulbs into thin slices. In a large skillet, saute fennel slices in oil and butter until crisp-tender. , Stir in the juices, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir until fennel is tender, 5-6 minutes. , Remove from the heat; stir in orange segments. Serve over salad greens; top with reserved fennel fronds.

FENNEL SALAD WITH CITRUS DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine fennel, apple and onion. In another bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

CITRUS-FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• To peel oranges, cut off top and bottom, just to the pulp.
• Cut away peel and pith, following curve of the fruit.
• Cut orange into thin rounds.
• Thinly slice the fennel using a knife or a mandoline.
• Trim the stems and roots from radishes, and thinly slice.
• Set aside.
• Use an olive pitter to pit olives, or “crush” them with the side of a chef’s knife and remove the pit.
• Slice olives into very small slivers.
• Toast fennel seeds.
• Then, with mortar and pestle, crush seeds until fragrant.
• Whisk them into remaining vinaigrette ingredients.
• In a large bowl, toss the fennel, radishes, and vinaigrette with arugula.
• Use your hands— it’s gentler on the greens and coats them evenly.
• To assemble the salad, first lay down 3–4 orange rounds.
• Mound some salad mixture on top.
• Garnish with olives and shaved Parmesan.

CITRUS SALAD WITH ENDIVE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Toss endives, fennel, fruit, and parsley in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk rosemary, ginger, juices, vinegar, and salt in a large bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in the oils in a slow, steady stream. Pour dressing over salad to taste; toss. Serve.

SUMMER LAMB WITH CARROT & FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Rub the lamb with a little oil and half the lime juice, then season with salt and pepper. Barbecue or cook in a hot griddle pan for 10-15 mins, turning occasionally. Remove from the heat, cover with foil and set aside to rest.
• Meanwhile, whisk the remaining lime juice and the fennel seeds together with some salt and pepper and a little olive oil in a large bowl. Add the carrot and red onion, then mix well.
• Warm the pitta breads on the barbecue or griddle pan, then make a slit in each to form a pocket. Slice the lamb and stuff into the pittas with the carrot salad and lettuce leaves.