Lamb chops with red pepper & mint salsa
If you have approximately 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Lamb chops with red pepper & mint salsa might be an excellent gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 646 calories, 84g of protein, and 31g of fat each. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a Mexican main course. A mixture of mint, garlic clove, rosemary sprigs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Users who liked this recipe also liked Lamb Chops with Mint-Pepper Sauce, Grilled Lamb Chops With Pineapple-Mint Salsa, and Lemon-oregano Lamb Chops With Cucumber-mint Salsa.
Instructions
Season the chops all over with salt and pepper. Make a slit between the bone and meat in each chop, then push a sliver of garlic and small sprig of rosemary into each.
For the salsa, put the peppers in a mini chopper or food processor with the garlic, chilli, mint and lemon. Blitz until finely chopped, but not pured.
Add the oil and blitz briefly to mix. Tip into a bowl and leave at room temperature until serving time.
Grill or barbecue the chops for 5-7 mins each side until brown, then serve on a platter with the salsa (stir before serving).
Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose
Mexican can be paired with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 45 dollars per bottle.
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Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2016 was another in a string of terrific vintages in Santa Barbara. We had another early budbreak, and (unlike 2015) perfect weather during set, allowing for a strong, balanced crop. May, June and July were quite warm and ripening was fairly quick; however, an unseasonably cool August slowed the vines considerably. For the winemaker it was almost ideal, as the grapes were able to complete ripening slowly, without heat spikes, and the grapes maintained excellent acidity. Over a series of cool mornings, we picked each block at near perfect ripeness and balance. The wines appear to have great fruit character, fresh acidity and tannic structure and solid depth.