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Grilled Butterflied Pastured Leg of Lamb

Boneless pastured leg of lamb butterflied and grilled for smoky, crowd-feeding slices.

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min
Serves
8
Grilled Butterflied Pastured Leg of Lamb

Marinate your lamb!

Pastured lamb is lean and full-flavored — a marinade seasons it through, adds moisture, and its acid gently tenderizes the meat while mellowing lamb's natural richness. It makes an especially big difference before grilling chops, steaks, or kebabs.

Get our easy lamb marinades

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1

    Rub the butterflied lamb all over with the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper, and lemon; marinate 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Heat the grill for two-zone cooking at medium-high.

  3. 3

    Grill over direct heat to char, then move to indirect and cook to 130-135F, 25-30 minutes total.

  4. 4

    Rest 15 minutes, then slice thin against the grain.

Notes

Farm tip: Butterflying evens out the thickness so it grills quickly and slices beautifully.

Serving suggestion: Serve with grilled flatbread and tzatziki.

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Pasture-raised on our Falmouth, KY farm — order online for farm or market pickup.