April Recipe: Grilled Lamb Chops

The April of the recipe of the month got done on the last day of April. Dakota did not have to work on April 30, so that was my last chance to get my recipe of the month completed. I finally got the nerve to try lamb chops. I've never wanted to make them because around here they are difficult to find and extremely expensive. They were more per pound then the prime rib we had at Christmas! I told Glen he had to grill them carefully because I could not handle ruining expensive meat.

I marinated the lamb chops using this recipe Grilled Lamb Chops. I also made the lemon risotto from the same site. I could not find Meyer lemons so I used the lemon juice/orange juice combo. I did not use arugula. I made a Greek spinach salad instead. I used baby spinach, grape tomatoes, red onion, toasted pine nuts,  and feta cheese. The dressing was olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.

I chose to try Apothic Rose with my dinner. I like both the red and white. Apothic's are blended wines. The Rose is sweet. I could definitely taste strawberry in it. It is a bit on the sweet side, but not too sweet. I thought it went well with dinner.

Glen grilled the chops to perfection. It took about 3 minutes a side. They are very small. There were 6 to a pound. The meat was tender and juicy. There was a beautiful sear as is evident in the photos.

The dinner verdict:

Glen liked everything. He thought the lemon risotto was strange, but it grew on him. He loved the lamb chops.

Me: I am not sure about the lamb chops. They reminded me of beef in texture, but they almost had a gamey taste. Grilled they were moist and delicious, but I found myself taking bites of my salad with it. I liked the risotto. The texture was perfect. It was even better the next day. I love Greek salad. I ate the leftovers the next day. I could probably eat this every day and be happy.

Dakota loved the lamb chops and the salad. He gave thumbs down to the risotto, then again, he doesn't like my mushroom risotto either.

Alexsei liked the chops. She thought the risotto was strange. She could not handle the lemon flavor. It was very lemony. She did not like the salad at all. She even used raspberry dressing instead of the Greek dressing.

Savana ate the lamb chop. She didn't love it or hate it. She ate the salad. She also was not a fan of the risotto.

Alaric ate 2 bites of lamb and would not taste the salad or the risotto. His dinner: Italian bread.