Lemon-and-Mint Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolets

Ingredients

  1. 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  2. 1/4 pound double-smoked slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut crosswise into matchsticks
  3. 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  4. 10 garlic cloves--4 whole, 4 thinly sliced and 2 minced
  5. 1 pound flageolet beans, picked over and rinsed
  6. 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley stems, tied with kitchen string
  7. 1 bay leaf
  8. 4 thyme sprigs
  9. 4 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
  10. 4 cups water, plus more for roasting pan
  11. Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  12. One 6 1/2-pound leg of lamb, haitch bone and thigh bone removed, tied with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals
  13. 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  14. 1 1/2 loosely packed cups mint leaves, torn into pieces
  15. 1/2 pound pitted Calamata olives, coarsely chopped
  16. Oven-Dried Tomatoes

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