Roast Lamb Loin With Garlic, Rosemary & Thyme

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed
• 4 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 4 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 1/2 lbs lamb loin roast, trimmed of fat

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 line 13 x 9 x 2" roasting pan with foil.
• 3 mix first 5 ingredients in bowl. rub garlic mixture all over lamb.
• 4 place lamb, fat side down, in prepared roasting pan.
• 5 roast lamb 30 minutes.
• 6 turn roast fat side up.
• 7 roast until thermometer inserted into center of lamb registers 155°f., about 25 minutes longer. (some brands have a handy dandy pop-up timer-life is good!
• 8 remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
• 9 pour any juices from roasting pan into small saucepan; set over low heat to keep warm.
• 10 cut lamb crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• 11 arrange lamb slices on platter.
• 12 pour pan juices over.
• 13 garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.