Grilled Lamb Chops With Olive Tapenade

Serves: 4

Hosea Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

51

Sweetness

58

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

Directions:

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Watch how to make this recipe

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For the marinade: With a sharp knife, clean the chops, trimming away the excess fat cap and any bone fragments

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In a medium mixing bowl, combine the mint, parsley, rosemary, thyme, lemon juice, bay leaf, salt and pepper with the olive oil

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Place the lamb chops into large resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over the top

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Marinate for up to an hour

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For the tapenade: In a food processor, pulse together the olives, orange zest, parsley, anchovy and chile until coarsely chopped

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Drizzle in the olive oil and orange juice while continuing to pulse for about a minute, until the ingredients are incorporated and the tapenade is a coarse paste

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Do not over process

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Season with salt and pepper

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For the t-bone lamb chops: Preheat the grill to medium-high heat

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Using tongs and an oil-blotted paper towel, wipe down the grill grates to clean and create a nonstick surface

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Remove the lamb from the marinade, wiping off excess, and sprinkle with salt and pepper

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Place the chops onto grill, fat-side down

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Grill for about 2 minutes and rotate 45 degrees to form a crosshatch mark

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Continue grilling for another 2 minutes and flip

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Rotate the lamb chops 45 degrees to finish and bring to desired cooking temperature, 5 to 6 minutes total for 135 degrees F internal temperature or medium-rare

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Remove from the grill and allow to rest

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To serve: Arrange the lamb chops on serving dish, garnishing each with about 1 tablespoon tapenade, finishing with torn mint and serving with remaining tapenade on the side