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Spiced Lamb Chops
with Mediterranean vegetable saute

Active: 35 min Total: 35 min
A delicious adventure for your taste buds awaits with succulent lamb chops seasoned with thyme, cumin, coriander, and red pepper flakes served with Mediterranean vegetable saute on the side. You'll be shocked how much flavor can come from a few simple ingredients.
Smarts:Dried thyme has an earthy, lemony, and slightly minty flavor profile that complements lamb perfectly.
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Spiced Lamb Chops:
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
  • Thyme, dried - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin - 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander, ground - 1/2 tsp
  • Red pepper flakes (opt) - 1/4 tsp
  • Lamb chops, bone-in loin or rib - 4 (sub pork chops or your favorite cut of steak)
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Mediterranean Vegetable Saute:
  • Bell peppers, red - 1 , diced
  • Onions, medium and red - 1 , diced
  • Sun-dried tomatoes in oil - 8 , chopped
  • Broccoli, baby - 16 oz , chopped into 2" / 5 cm segments (sub regular broccoli)
  • Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
  • Olives, pitted Kalmata - 2 oz , sliced
  • Cilantro - 2 Tbsp , chopped
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Tomato paste - 1 Tbsp
  • Hot sauce of choice - 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 2 Tbsp

Prep

  1. Make spice mix - Combine salt, black pepper, thyme, cumin, coriander, and red pepper flakes. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Bell peppers / Onions / Sun-dried tomatoes / Broccoli / Garlic / Olives - Prep as directed. Store bell peppers, onions, and sun-dried tomatoes together. Store other ingredients separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  3. Season lamb - Rub lamb chops on all sides with spice mix. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
  4. Cilantro - Chop cilantro.

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Make

  1. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil (portion for lamb) and then lamb chops. Sear on all sides until golden brown and cooked to your liking (130F / 54C degrees for medium-rare, 140F / 60C for medium, and 150F / 66C degrees for well-done).
  2. Let lamb rest, covered, while preparing vegetable saute.
  3. Return skillet to heat.
  4. To heated skillet add oil (portion for saute) and then bell peppers, onions, tomato paste, hot sauce, and sun-dried tomatoes. Saute for ~2 minutes, until fragrant.
  5. Add baby broccoli and saute until cooked to your liking, 2 to 4 minutes.
  6. Stir in garlic and saute for 1 minute more.
  7. Remove from heat and stir in olives, cilantro, and lemon juice. Season with some salt and pepper.
  8. Enjoy lamb with vegetable saute on the side.

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