These recipes are supplied courtesy of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation.


35 Minute Lamb Noisette Parcels

Preparation Time:	10 minutes
Cooking Time:	25 minutes

4 lean lamb noisettes	3 shallots, chopped
2 rashers bacon, chopped	100g fetta cheese
285g can spinach, drained	3 tablespoons pine nuts
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg	8 sheets filo pastry
2 tablespoons butter, melted	Salad vegetables of your choice

1	Preheat oven to 220C. trim any excess fat from noisettes. Place a teaspoon of butter into a frying pan. sear meat on both sides, 1-2 minutes. Remove, set aside. Add shallots and bacon to the pan, lightly saute, 2-3 minutes, remove.
2	Combine cheese, spinach, nuts and nutmeg. Add shallots and bacon to the mixture. Season to taste.
3	Brush between two sheets of pastry with melted butter, fold in half to form a square shape. Top meat with a heaped spoonful of spinach mixture, position spinach topped noisette in centre of pastry. Bring corners of pastry over noisette to form a parcel. Repeat process with remaining filling, noisettes and pastry.
4	Brush parcels lightly with butter, place onto a greased oven slide. Bake at 220C, 10 minutes, then 180C, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a fresh garden salad.
5	Remove parcels from oven. Serve accomopanied by salad.