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Sumac Lamb Chops with Tahini Dipping Sauce

An easy but elegant dinner is minutes away with these flavourful lamb chops. Served over saffron rice, and accompanied by a bright tahini dipping sauce, and roasted veggies, this is dinner party worthy, even if it is just two of you!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Keyword lamb chops, sumac, tahini sauce
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 1 lamb rack frenched and cut into individual pieces, or 8 individual lamb chop lollipop style
  • olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sumac
  • fresh chopped mint
  • pomegranate arils

Lemon Tahini Dressing

  • 1/4 cup tahini paste
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon zested and juiced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • water

Instructions

Sumac Lamb Chops

  1. Preheat the griddle, grill or cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
  2. Drizzle a little olive oil over the chops, on both sides. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the chops.
  3. Grill, in batches if necessary, about 2 -2 1/2 minutes per side, till nicely browned and cooked to your liking. For the average sized chop this will get you to a medium/medium rare finish. If you want to cook longer, perhaps adjust the heat to a little bit lower so that you don't overcook the exterior before the insides are cooked through.
  4. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle the sumac generously over the chops.
  5. Feel free to garnish with fresh mint and/or pomegranate arils

Lemon Tahini Dressing

  1. Place the tahini paste into a medium sized bowl.
  2. Zest the lemon, and squeeze out 2 tbsp of lemon juice. Add both to the tahini.
  3. Add the olive oil. Stir everything till evenly incorporated. If you find it too thick, you can thin it out with some cool water.
  4. Add the minced garlic.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. You can finish this dip with some sumac, or harissa powder or even just some fresh cilantro or mint.

Recipe Notes

Use the Tahini Dressing on salads (just thin it out to the desired consistency) or with roasted veggies, crudités, or meat. Even just dipping bread into this sauce will be a wonderful thing!