Grilled Lamb Chops with Peppercorns and Savory Mint Sauce. Don’t think about Technicolor green jelly because the savory mint sauce has nothing in common with the mint jelly of your childhood.
This makes a nice picnic food as it does not need utensils and is wonderful at room temperature.
Ingredients
- .75 cup mint leaves, plus more sprigs for garnish
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- .75 cup malt vinegar, apple cider vinegar would be a good substitute
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- .75 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for lamb, to taste
- 8 lamb chops
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- multi colored peppercorns, lightly crushed, to taste
Directions
Make the dipping sauce: Put ½ cup of the mint leaves in a heat-proof medium-sized glass or stainless-steel bowl. In a small stainless-steel saucepan, bring the water to a simmer over moderate heat. Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
Stir in the vinegar, garlic, and ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Continue to cook 8 or 10 more minutes, until the sauce reduces some and gets slightly syrupy. Pour the mixture over the mint in the bowl. Let the sauce sit until completely cool. Finely mince the remaining mint leaves. Strain the sauce and add the minced mint.
Make the chops: Heat the grill to medium heat. Sprinkle chops with salt and the lightly crushed peppercorns, and grill until barely cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve warm or at room temperature with the reserved dipping sauce and mint sprigs if desired.
What was it you said about alliteration a few posts ago? 😉
I didn’t know that creminis and baby bellas were the same thing. I learned something new today, I can just go back to bed now, right?
I really like this salad, Greg, for it’s simplicity. Very nice!
this looks so fresh exactly what is need to have the beach look for summer time (although i do not need it…!!) Ciao Pierre
My husband would love this, he’s such a fan of celery & recently discovered he like mushrooms.
Wow, what a nice and healthy salad…love the colors of it!
Excellent salad — easy to make and super delicious!
I eat something similar when I make salads. I guess we must have known each other in our past lives. 🙂
The empty bowl says it all…another great rendition from you 🙂
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
This is one of my FAVORITE salads ; ) I agree, so simple but complicated in flavor! Bravo!