Whole grain bread rounds, Boursin herb and garlic cheese, cucumber slices and smoked salmon:
I used a shot glass, pressed into the whole grain bread, to make the rounds as the base of this appetizer. Next spread some Boursin garlic and fine herb cheese, lay on a slice of cucumber and finish by placing a square of smoked salmon on top. Simple and delicious.
An easy and healthy accompaniment is a tomato, red onion, cucumber and garlic crouton salad. I was lucky this summer with my tomatoes and harvested beautiful heirlooms for this salad. The skin was a bit tough so I peeled then cut into large cubes. I added chopped red onion and cubed cucumbers. While I was chopping, Erica was taking left over baguette, cutting into cubes and lightly tossing them with garlic, rosemary, basil infused extra virgin olive oil. The cubes were toasted until nicely browned. I lightly dressed the salad with Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix made with extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Roasted leg of lamb, studded with garlic. I purchased a five pound leg of lamb at Costco, and simply skewered it and put it on our grill’s rotisserie. I left the netting on the meat to hold it in place, made small cuts throughout the roast and inserted whole cloves of garlic. While it roasted, I basted it with a mixture of one stick of melted butter, sauteed shallots, parsley, Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and pepper. Kevin was in charge of the roasting process, maintaining a low to medium heat to the burners for about one and a half hours. The meat should reach a temperature of one hundred forty to one hundred forty five degrees. A drip pan underneath helps capture any meat juice or fat. Remove from spit and let rest about fifteen or twenty minutes.
What’s even better than this dinner? Left over lamb made into Gyro’s using small sandwich sized Naan flat bread, red onion slices, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, feta cheese and a spoonful of tzatziki sauce (one large cucumber finely chopped, two cups Greek yogurt, two tablespoons lemon juice, two garlic cloves finely chopped and one tablespoon chopped fresh dill. (Mix well.)
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