Moroccan-Style Lamb Chops with Tomato Olive Salsa

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Moroccan-Style Lamb Chops with Tomato Olive Salsa
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	254254 cal
pro	24 g24g pro
total fat	15 g15g total fat
sat. fat	4 g4g sat. fat
carb	5 g5g carb
fibre	2 g2g fibre
chol	91 mg91mg chol
sodium	507 mg507mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	44 calcium
iron	2121 iron
vit A	66 vit A
vit C	1515 vit C
folate	55 folate

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Canadian lamb is in season! Make the most of local chops with this cinnamon-infused marinade cooked on the grill. Don't skimp on the salsa - it's a 3-minute recipe that will bring out the most in your meat.

Ingredients

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp ground coriander 1 1tsp tspground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin 1 1tsp tspground cumin
1 tsp pepper 1 1tsp tsppepper
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 1/2tsp tspground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tspcayenne pepper
1 pinch ground cloves 1 1pinch pinchground cloves
8 lamb loin chops , trimmed8 8lamb loin choplamb loin chops, trimmed
Tomato Olive Salsa:
1-1/2 cups grape tomatoes , halved1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsgrape tomatogrape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved
1/3 cup chopped green olives 1/3 1/3cup cupchopped green olivegreen olives
1 tbsp minced fresh mint 1 1tbsp tbspminced fresh mint or fresh parsley
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp lemon juice 2 2tsp tsplemon juice
1 pinch salt 1 1pinch pinchsalt
1 pinch pepper 1 1pinch pinchpepper

Preparation

Tomato Olive Salsa: In bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, mint, oil, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.

In bowl, mix together oil, garlic, coriander, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, salt, cayenne pepper and cloves. Add lamb, tossing to coat. Cover and marinate for 15 minutes.

Place on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning once, until medium-rare, about 8 minutes. Serve with salsa.

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Additional information : Tip: Serve with whole wheat couscous tossed with a little chopped fresh parsley.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: July 2008