Name: Lamb chops with fruity couscous and mint
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 lamb chops; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 red onion finely chopped; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 ½ tbsp olive oil; 200g couscous; 5 tbsp toasted pine nuts; 8 dates finely chopped; 2 lemons plus extra juice; 100ml water just-boiled; 2 handfuls mint chopped roughly; 2 handfuls parsley chopped roughly

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Lamb chops with fruity couscous and mint

Lamb chops with fruity couscous and mint

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 4

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Total time: 35 mins

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Try this new twist on the classic lamb chops, with fruity couscous and mint. A quick and easy meal that will impress friends and family.

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Ingredients

4 lamb chops
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 red onion

finely chopped
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 ½ tbsp olive oil
200g couscous
5 tbsp toasted pine nuts
8 dates

finely chopped
2 lemons

plus extra juice
100ml water

just-boiled
2 handfuls mint

chopped roughly
2 handfuls parsley

chopped roughly

Method

step 1

Put the lamb chops in a bowl. Sprinkle over the smoked paprika, half of the finely chopped red onion, 1 tbsp of the red wine vinegar, ½ tbsp of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
step 2

In a heatproof bowl, mix the couscous with the toasted pine nuts, dates, the zest of both lemons and the juice of 1 lemon. Pour the just-boiled water over the couscous, cover, and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
step 3

Lift the lamb out of its marinade, grill on high for 2-3 minutes on each side, then rest, wrapped in foil, for 10 minutes. Stir a handful of chopped mint and parsley into the couscous and season, then add more lemon juice to taste.
Mix another handful of chopped mint and parsley with the remaining ½ of the red onion, 2 tbsp of the red wine vinegar and 2 tbsp of the olive oil to make a herby vinaigrette. Serve the lamb and couscous with the vinaigrette.

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