Grilled Leg Of Lamb With Garlic And Herb Lemon Marinade

Total Time: 24 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 leg of lamb (bone in) or 1 butterflied leg of lamb
• 4 -5 fresh minced garlic cloves (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 5 -6 green onions, chopped (optional)
• salt and pepper
• 1 large lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 mix all marinade ingredients together in a glass bowl.
• 2 place the lamb in a extra large heavy-duty plastic bag or glass bowl.
• 3 pour the marinade over the lamb, and turn to coat well on all sides.
• 4 cover tightly with plastic wrap (if using a glass bowl).
• 5 place in the fridge for a minimum of 24 hours (turning occasionally to distribute marinade).
• 6 when ready to grill, remove from fridge and save marinade for basting if desired.
• 7 turn the grill to high heat.
• 8 sear both sides for about 5 minutes on each side.
• 9 reduce grill temperature to medium heat and finish cooking the lamb.
• 10 you may baste the lamb with the leftover marinade if desired.