Low Carb Lamb Roast with Broccoli Purée - Recipe - Diet Doctor (2024)

Low Carb Lamb Roast with Broccoli Purée - Recipe - Diet Doctor (1)

Savory, garlicy and slightly citrusy, this is the roast for you and yours! If good food makes good memories, this is the perfect roast for holidays or Sunday dinners. And the broccoli purée is beyond luxurious. You want this on your table!

March 25 2016 by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dinner, Meal

Savory, garlicy and slightly citrusy, this is the roast for you and yours! If good food makes good memories, this is the perfect roast for holidays or Sunday dinners. And the broccoli purée is beyond luxurious. You want this on your table!

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8 servingservings

Ingredients

Lamb roast

  • 3 lbs 1.4 kg lamb roast, at room temperature
  • salt and pepper
  • 4½ oz. (9 tbsp) 130 g (130 ml) cream cheese
  • ½ cup 120 ml fresh thyme
  • 4 4 garlic clovegarlic cloves
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp lemon zest, the zest
  • 3½ oz. 100 g butter
  • cooking string

Broccoli purée

  • 10 oz. 280 g jerusalem artichokejerusalem artichokes
  • 2 lbs (10 cups) 900 g (2.3 liters) broccoli
  • 5 oz. 140 g butter
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp kosher or ground sea salt
  • ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper

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Instructions

Instructions are for 8 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).

  2. Place the lamb roast skin-down on a large cutting board. Season the inside with salt and pepper.

  3. Spread on the cream cheese with a long knife or bowl scraper. Place the fresh herbs, garlic, and lemon zest on top.

  4. Roll up the roast and tie together with cooking string. Season generously with salt and pepper.

  5. Place the roast in a buttered baking dish. Insert an oven thermometer into the thickest part of the roast. Bake for about 1–1.5 hours, or until the temperature has reached 140°F (60°C). Remove from the oven when the temperature has reached 140°F (60°C).

  6. Let sit for 10 minutes under aluminum foil and then cut thin slices with a sharp knife. Save the juices for serving.

Broccoli purée

  1. While the lamb is roasting, make the purée. Peel the Jerusalem artichokes and dice or slice them into small pieces. Boil the pieces in lightly salted water for 5-10 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, rinse and chop the broccoli, including the stem, coarsely. When a few minutes of the cooking time for the artichokes remain, add the broccoli to the boiling water and cook for a few minutes more.

  3. Drain the water from the pot and add the butter, salt, and pepper.

  4. Mix the purée using an immersion blender and serve with the roast.

Tip!

You could also add herbs to the purée! Right before blending you could add fresh parsley or dill.Feel free to mix up the herbs for the lamb roast. Try parsley, rosemary, basil or oregano!

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6 comments

  1. 1

    Carole

    April 5 2016

    I generally prefer rack of lamb and chops to leg of lamb, but this recipe did not disappoint. My Easter guests all loved it and went back for seconds and thirds. It was succulent, tender, and flavorful. Thank you for another winner!

  2. 2

    Rach

    June 6 2019

    This roast is amazing. Super easy and looks impressive. The lemon, herbs and cream cheese make it and be generous with the salt and pepper crust, worth it.

  3. 3

    Patricia

    December 3 2019

    I don’t cook lamb often. I’m assuming that it’s a deboned leg of lamb?

    Reply: #4

  4. 4

    Reply to comment #3 by Patricia

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    December 3 2019

    I don’t cook lamb often. I’m assuming that it’s a deboned leg of lamb?

    You can roast many different cuts of lamb but leg is the most commonly available. A butcher may be able to let you know what's available locally.

  5. 5

    sarah.scott818

    July 26 2020

    I used a lamb shoulder roast, and while I liked the overall concept of the recipe, we found the cut to be extremely fatty and a bit grisly. If I were to try again, I would use a different cut. The meat was very tender and the flavor was good.

    Reply: #6

  6. 6

    Reply to comment #5 by sarah.scott818

    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor

    July 27 2020

    I used a lamb shoulder roast, and while I liked the overall concept of the recipe, we found the cut to be extremely fatty and a bit grisly. If I were to try again, I would use a different cut. The meat was very tender and the flavor was good.

    The cut of meat is important. You may prefer this one with a leg roast.

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Low Carb Lamb Roast with Broccoli Purée - Recipe - Diet Doctor (2024)

FAQs

How to cook lamb without fat? ›

When cooking lamb, you will want to consider grilling, broiling, or roasting it in order to reduce the fat content. New Zealand Spring Lamb tends to have less marbling than other red meats, which means that when you trim the fat around the edges after cooking, the meat ends up much leaner.

How many carbs in a roast lamb dinner? ›

Roast Lamb Dinner (1 serving) contains 43g total carbs, 35.8g net carbs, 6.4g fat, 26.5g protein, and 320 calories.

Can you eat lamb on a low fat diet? ›

Lamb may have saturated fat, but choosing a lean cut means you get less of it. Look for tenderloin, loin chops, or legs. The way you prepare the meat can also make it a healthier option. Before cooking, trim off as much fat as possible.

What is the healthiest way to cook lamb? ›

To reduce fat content when cooking lamb, choose lean cuts and trim visible fat before cooking. Opt for healthy cooking methods like grilling, roasting, or braising without adding excessive fats. Season with herbs, spices, and citrus juices for an extra thump of flavour.

Can you eat lamb on a low carb diet? ›

Here are some of the foods to eat on a low carb diet: Meat: beef, lamb, pork, chicken. Fish: salmon, trout, haddock, tuna. Eggs: whole eggs, egg whites, egg yolks.

Is lamb OK for Keto? ›

You're good to have meat on a ketogenic diet and this includes fatty meat such as pork belly, lamb and poultry with the skin on. This is good news for the taste buds as fat helps to add a lot of flavour. Eggs are a staple for most ketogenic dieters.

Is roast lamb OK for diabetics? ›

Eating even small amounts of red meat, such as beef, pork, or lamb, may increase the risk of diabetes. A 2020 study showed that eating just 50 g red meat or fish each day can raise diabetes risk by 11%. Also, people with diabetes should consider avoiding or limiting the intake of: breaded, fried, and high-sodium meats.

Can you cook lamb without oil? ›

Season your lamb with salt and pepper, pierce the flesh in several places over the leg and push garlic and rosemary into the holes . Place on a trivit of root vegetables in a roasting pan . Cover with aluminium foil and seal tightly . Place in a pre heated oven at 150°c and bake for about 3 hours .

What is the best cut of lamb without fat? ›

Tenderloin. Because it comes from an area that does very little work, tederloin has virtually no fat or connective tissue and is one of the most tender cuts of lamb. Delicate in flavour, tenderloin suits gentle, quick and dry cooking methods to retain its juiciness.

Do you cut the fat off lamb before cooking? ›

Want a simple rule? When it comes to trimming your lamb cut, the outside fat is out. The fat within the meat that keeps your lamb downright moist and flavoursome.

What is the least fatty lamb? ›

Boneless Leg OF LAMB

Leg is the leanest lamb cut. A whole boneless leg of American Lamb typically weighs 7-8 pounds so there will be plenty of leftovers.

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