Marinated Lamb Chops with Honey Yogurt Sauce
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Lighten up your summer dinners with grilled Ontario garlic and herb marinated lamb chops. Serve with a refreshing honey yogurt and side salad for a healthy weeknight meal, ready in less than 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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Marinated Lamb Chops:
- 1-1/2 lb Ontario lamb chops 750 g
- 2 tbsp olive oil 30 mL
- 2 tbsp lemon juice 30 mL
- 2 cloves garlic, minced 2
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro 15 mL
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley 15 mL
- 1/2 tsp each, coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper 2 mL
Honey Yogurt Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt 125 mL
- 1 tbsp liquid honey 15 mL
- 1 tsp lemon zest 5 mL
- 1/4 tsp each, coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper 1 mL
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro 15 mL
Instructions
- In re-sealable plastic bag, combine, lamb chops, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, parsley, salt and pepper. Seal and shake well to combine. Refrigerate and let sit for at least one hour or up to one day.
- In bowl, whisk together yogurt, honey, lemon zest, salt, pepper and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat grill to medium high. Grill lamb on a greased grill until medium rare, about 3 minutes per side. Let rest 5 minutes before serving with yogurt sauce on side.
Notes
Recipe courtesy of Meat and Poultry Ontario
Nutrition
- Calories: 280
- Sodium: 310 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
