Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    leg of lamb - -- (6 to 7 lbs), bone
                        -- removed
  12                    garlic cloves
   4      tablespoons   chopped fresh rosemary
   6      tablespoons   virgin olive oil
   3      tablespoons   sea salt
   3      tablespoons   freshly-cracked black pepper

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter open leg of lamb and set aside. Place garlic, rosemary, olive oil, sea salt and pepper in a food processor and blend until smooth. Remove paste and smear all over inside and outside of lamb. Roll lamb up like a jelly roll and tie with butcher's twine. Place in a roasting pan and put into oven. Roast 45 to 50 minutes for medium-rare (internal temperature of 120 degrees). Remove and allow to rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve with simple roasted potatoes, green beans and eggplant timbales. Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ME-1A17