Ember-Crusted Lamb with Flame-Roasted Turnip and Wild Garlic Pesto

At our home we often have an outdoor fire and will cook anything over it and in the embers, from bread to bananas. There is something particularly succulent and satisfying about chargrilled or ember-crusted meat; the flames also enhance the natural sweetness of large vegetables like turnips, big beetroots and celeriac, delivering a delightful bite to the texture. This is a dish to make on a day that you have a fire and plenty of time – an outdoor variation on the Sunday roast perhaps. If yo