Cumin-Rubbed Lamb Chops With Cucumber Salad
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- About 1½ pounds cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
- Salt
- ½cup coarsely chopped mint leaves
- 2lemons
- 4shoulder or leg lamb chops, or 12 rib or loin chops, about 2 pounds
- Black pepper to taste
- 1tablespoon cumin, preferably freshly ground
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
345 calories; 26 grams fat; 11 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 11 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 12 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 18 grams protein; 746 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Place cucumber slices in a colander, and sprinkle with salt, just a little more than if you were planning to eat them right away. After 15 to 30 minutes, start a charcoal or wood fire or preheat a gas grill (or the broiler); rack should be about 4 inches from heat source.
- Step 2
When fire is hot, press cucumbers to extract as much liquid as possible. Toss them with mint and juice of one lemon. Rub lamb chops with salt, pepper and cumin, and grill about 3 minutes a side for rare, turning once.
- Step 3
Serve each lamb chop on a bed of cucumber salad. Quarter remaining lemon, and serve it to squeeze over lamb.
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Comments
The lamb was perfectly broiled after 6 minutes, although I had neither steaks nor chops but “fillets” of, probably, loin.. We could have enjoyed half the cucumber with some potatoes.
Very tasty combination and so simple to make! Some have mentioned the liquid staying ample with the cucumber. This worked for me: After peeling and slicing the cucumber I lay them out on paper towels to salt and drain (as I would with eggplant slices) rather than using the colander. After 15 minutes I pressed them and turned them over for another 15. Perfect, no leaking liquid, etc. Delicious!
Nice combination of flavors. Easy. I might use a bit more cumin the next time around. Even though I pressed and squeezed the cucumbers, they continued to "weep" after the lamb chops were on top of them. Wish I'd had some sort of press that would have done a better job than my hands.
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