Warm Lamb Pasta Salad
By Beef & Lamb New Zealand - www.recipes.co.nz
This recipe is courtesy of Meat & Livestock Australia: www.themainmeal.com.au
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves 4
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Ingredients
500 g lamb eye of shortloin/backstraps
375 g penne pasta
100 g baby spinach leaves
150 g kalamata olives
250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small red onion, cut into thin wedges
¼ cup French salad dressing
Method
1. Lightly brush the lamb with a little oil. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until just tender. Drain pasta and set aside.
3. While the pasta is cooking, heat a non-stick frypan until moderately-hot, add the lamb. Cook lamb until browned on all sides. Reduce the heat to moderate and cook a further 5 minutes or until cooked to desired doneness.
4. Remove lamb, cover loosely with foil and rest lamb for 2 minutes. Slice lamb thinly on the diagonal. Place the pasta in a large bowl and stir in the spinach, olives, tomatoes, onion, salad dressing and lamb slices.