Grilled lamb chops with spinach, cumin, almonds and apricots

Serves: 2
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
  • A drizzle of sunflower oil
  • 4 lamb chops
  • Salt and pepper
  • 50g butter
  • 50g whole almonds
  • 1tsp cumin powder
  • 6 dried apricots, sliced
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 100g baby spinach, washed and dried

1 Put a little sunflower oil in a frying pan and turn on to a medium high heat.

2 Season the chops and cook for three minutes on one side, turn over and cook for a further three minutes, then balance the chops on their fatty sides as best you can.

3 Turn down the heat and let them cook for a further five minutes until the fat is crisp.

4 Remove the chops from the pan and put in a warm place, covered in foil, for a little while to rest.

5 Meanwhile melt the butter in another pan and add the almond and cumin, cook gently for two to three minutes, then add the apricots and orange juice.

6 Bring to a simmer, then add the spinach, remove from the heat, season and let the spinach wilt.

7 Serve straight away with the lamb chops and their juices.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford