Yeah!

Let’s hear it for this yummy, lamby dinner.

If you love lamb, you’ll like it grilled in this Italian inspired mix of herbs. The mint cream sauce is a perfect dipper. And one can never go wrong with grilled vegetables, imho, especially when tossed with a liberal sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Grilled Lamb Chops With Mint Cream Sauce

Ingredients for marinade:
½ c olive oil
3 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp rosemary, dried or 1 Tbs fresh
1 tsp oregano, dried or 1 Tbs fresh
1 tsp thyme, dried or 1 Tbs fresh
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper, fresh ground
¼ tsp lemon zest

Ingredients for chops:

4 (1″ thick) lamb chops, about 1 1/4 pounds

Ingredients for mint cream sauce:

1/3 cup sour cream
4 Tbs fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely minced

Directions:

1. Whisk together all marinade ingredients. Place the lamb chops in a resealable bag and pour in the marinade. Turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or more, turning chops to cover.

2. Meanwhile, combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and stir. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

3. Drain the chops. Reserve liquid.

4. Place the chops on a grill over med-high heat and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes per side – medium rare – or until desired doneness. When turning the chops over, brush some of the marinade on the chops. Serve with the Mint Cream Sauce.

Serves 4

Recipe from Vermont Castings Cookbook

Grilled Asparagus And Peppers

Ingredients:

1 pound asparagus
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 Tbs olive oil
Kosher salt and ground pepper
3 Tbs Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Snap off and discard tough ends from the asparagus. Place in a perforated grill pan set on waxed paper. Drizzle with olive oil.

2. Heat grill. Place grill pan on the grill and cook until asparagus is tender crisp, about 5 minutes, turning frequently.

3. Meanwhile place peppers on the grill and turn until charred on all side. Let cool and then remove skins. Cut peppers into strips.

4. Place asparagus in a bowl with the pepper strips and sprinkle with Parmesan, salt and pepper.

Serves 4 to 6

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Cheers!