Grilled Baby Lamb Chops With Orange-mint Yogurt Sauce

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 37 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 12 (4 ounce) baby lamb chops
• olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 orange, halved
• chopped fresh mint leaves, garnish

Recipe

• 1 stir all the sauce ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving (the sauce can be made a few hours in advance, covered, and kept refrigerated).
• 2 heat your grill to high.
• 3 brush the chops on both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. grill until lightly charred and crusty, 3 minutes.
• 4 turn the chops over, reduce the heat to medium or move to a cooler part of the grill, and grill until just cooked through, 2-3 minutes more.
• 5 at the same time, grill the orange halves cut side down until heated through and lightly charred, 3 to 5 minutes. remove and cut each half in half.
• 6 serve the chops immediately, garnishing each plate with yogurt sauce, an orange quarter and fresh mint. squeeze the oranges over the chops before eating.