Roast Lamb Loin With Apples, Potatoes & Sage

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
• 2 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, chopped and divided
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 lbs boneless lamb roast
• 1 1/2 lbs baby red potatoes, cut in half
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs gala apples, cored and cut into 6 wedges (3-4 med)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f. in small bowl stir 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp chopped sage, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper. with hands rub this mixture all over lamb.
• 2 in 15x10 jelly-roll pan melt the remaining butter in oven. remove pan from oven. add potatoes, onion, 1/2 tsp salt, and remaining chopped sage. toss to coat. push potatoes and onion to edge of pan and set small roasting rack in center. place lamb on the rack. roast 20 minutes.
• 3 add apples to pan around the lamb, and roast 30 to 40 minutes longer, depending on the thickness of lamb, or until meat thermometer inserted into center of lamb reaches 145 degrees f.
• 4 transfer lamb to a warming platter; let stand 15 minutes to set juices. transfer potatoes, onion, and apples to platter around the lamb. pour pan drippings into a small bowl; skim off fat from drippings. serve with lamb.