Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Greens and Feta

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing
  • 1 fennel bulb, trimmed (fronds and tender stalks reserved), halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced scallions (white and most of the green parts)
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic, plus 2 garlic cloves, quartered
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped mixed greens (such as baby spinach, tender Swiss chard leaves, miner's lettuce, pea shoots, orache, green amaranth, outer leaves of escarole or romaine lettuce, and/or beet greens)
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, preferably freshly ground or crushed in a mortar
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1 3 1/2-to-4 pound half leg of lamb (shank half), some fat left on, shank bone left in, hip end of bone removed (have the butcher do this, or see Note)
  • 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
  • Salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine, plus more if needed
  • 1/2 cup chopped fennel fronds plus tender stalks, or fresh dill
  • Description

    ARNI GEMISTO ME HORTA KE FETA Editor's Note: This Recipe Is Excerpted From Aglaia Kremezi's Book The Foods Of The Greek Islands. To Read...

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