Lamb Chops with Mint and Mustard Dipping Sauce
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
- 2 cloves smashed garlic
- 12 loin lamb chops, 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick each
- Salt and pepper
- 3 rounded tablespoons prepared grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 2 splashes
- 1 tablespoon honey, a good drizzle
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, a couple of handfuls of sprigs, reserve 4 leaves for garnish
- 4 leaves radicchio lettuce
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Place garlic in a small saucepan and add 2/3 cup oil, to cover.
- Heat oil and garlic over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Remove oil from heat.
- Arrange lamb chops on broiler pan.
- Drizzle 3 teaspoonfuls of the garlic oil over the lamb and spread the oil over the chops with a brush to coat evenly.
- Season chops with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Set aside.
- To a food processor or blender, add mustard, vinegar, honey.
- Turn processor or blender on and stream in remaining garlic and oil.
- Turn the processor or blender off and add mint to the container.
- Pulse and grind the dipping sauce to incorporate the leaves.
- Broil chops 3 minutes on each side, then let them rest up to 10 minutes for the juices to distribute.
- The lamb will be cooked to medium.
- Serve 3 chops per person with dipping sauce portioned in radicchio leaves along side the chops.
- Garnish with sprigs of mint.
- Tabbouleh stuffed tomatoes and white beans with thyme make wonderful side dishes.
- See recipes below.
extravirgin olive oil, garlic, chops, salt, white wine vinegar, honey, mint, radicchio lettuce
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/lamb-chops-with-mint-and-mustard-dipping-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)