Lemonade Marinade Grill

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces frozen lemonade or 6 ounces frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 4 lamb loin chops, 1-inch thick
• 1/4 honeydews or 1/4 casaba melon, peeled, cut into 4 wedges
• 1/4 cantaloupe, peeled, cut into 4 wedges

Recipe

• 1 for this recipe you will need two basting brushes. be careful not to use the brush for the meat on the melons.
• 2 in small bowl combine concentrate, basil, salt, and pepper. drizzle in oil while whisking. reserve 1/4 cup and set aside for brushing melons. pour remaining marinade into zip lock heavy duty plastic bag. add lamb chops, seal, refrigerate, and marinate for 1-2 hours.
• 3 prepare and pre-heat grill.
• 4 drain lamb and discard marinade from bag, reserving 1/4 cup marinade for brushing meat. place lamb chops on grill, cover and grill lamb 4-5" from medium heat for 12-16 minutes, turning once and brushing 2-3 times with reserved 1/4 cup of meat marinade. add melon wedges to grill over high heat for last 3 minutes of cooking, turning and brushing 2-3 times with reserved melon marinade until hot. melons should soften significantly when done.