Recipe - Roast Lamb With Peppers And Aubergines

50 g Butter; softened
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh oregano=OR=
1 teaspoon Dried Marjoram/oregano
1 tablespoon Whole grain Mustard
1 1/8 kg Half leg Lamb
450 g Red peppers
450 g Aubergines
100 ml Olive oil

OPTIONAL
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh oregano =OR=
Chopped fresh parsley

Beat the butter with the first lot of oregano/marjoram and the mustard.
Trim lamb and cut slits 2 cm deep over the surface.
: Spread the butter all over the meat, and push it into the slits (I
like to do this a couple of hours before cooking). Place on a wire rack
that will fit over a roasting pan.
: Halve, core and deseed the red pepper then cut into chunks. Cut the
aubergines into similar sized chunks. Pour the olive oil into the roasting
tin and stir into the vegetables. (I used half an onion as well, and it
worked well).
: Place the wire rack and lamb on top and roast at 200C (400F) mark 6
for 20 mins per pound plus 20 mins for medium cooked lamb. Stir the
vegetables twice during cooking.
: Turn off the oven and transfer the meat to a serving dish and leave in
the turned off oven for 15 mins. If necessary, brown vegetables over a high
heat, stirring all the time. Spoon the vegetables around the lamb. Stir in
the oregano and serve immediately.