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Lamb Chops with Olive Salsa

3.4

(4)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons olive oil
four 1-inch-thick rib lamb chops (about 1 pound total)
1/2 cup Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and chopped coarse
1 plum tomato, seeded and diced
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

Potato salad with yogurt and cucumber

1 pound boiling potatoes (about 3), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 small garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled
1 small cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat broiler.

    Step 2

    On a plate, stir together oregano, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon oil. Dip both sides of lamb chops in mixture to coat and put on rack of a broiling pan, seasoning both sides of chops with salt and pepper.

    Step 3

    In a bowl, stir together olives, tomato, onion, parsley, zest, remaining teaspoon lemon juice, remaining teaspoon oil and salt and pepper to taste.

    Step 4

    Broil lamb chops 2 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat.

    Step 5

    Spoon olive salsa over lamb chops.

    Step 6

    In a saucepan combine potatoes with salted water to cover by 1 inch and simmer until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. In a colander, rinse potatoes under cold water to stop cooking and drain well.

    Step 7

    In a bowl, stir together yogurt, garlic paste, and mint. Add cucumbers and potatoes to yogurt mixture with salt and pepper to taste and toss well.

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