Category: Meat Dishes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• Cooking spray
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) French cut rack of lamb (8 ribs), trimmed
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Combine first 3 ingredients.
3. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle lamb with 1/4 tsp salt and black pepper. Add lamb to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side. Spread oil mixture over lamb; place pan in oven. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 138F. RTemove lamb from pan; let stand 8 minutes. Cut into chops.
4. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and jalapeno; saute 5 minutes. Combine onion mixture, cilantro, and the remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 319, Fat 18.4g, Protein 32g, Fiber 1g, Cholesterol 102mg, Iron 2.5mg, Sodium 347mg, Calcium 3mg