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Oven-baked Lamb Chops With Brussels Sprouts In Lemon And Thyme

2 clovesGarlic, roughly chopped1 TbspFresh rosemary, roughly chopped1 TbspFresh parsley, roughly chopped2 TbspOlive oil, plus extra for drizzling1Lemon, juiced8Lamb chops, loin or shoulder (Main)¼ cupFlour, seasoned2Eggs, lightly beaten½ cupBreadcrumbs, dried

Grilled Lamb Chops With Spring Herbs And Cumin Yogurt

Linda Xiao for The Wall Street Journal, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua

Grilled Lamb Chops With Spring Herbs and Cumin Yogurt Served hot off the grill in a gorgeous heap, these lamb chops come with a cool layer of cumin yogurt and a punchy herb sauce.

Total Time: 35 minutes

serves: 4

Ingredients

12-16 lamb loin chops

Kosher salt

6 whole bulbs spring garlic or large cloves garlic with skin on

¼ cup plus 1½ tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling

Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

½ cup parsley leaves

¾ tablespoon cumin seeds, toasted and lightly crushed

2 cups labneh or full-fat Greek yogurt

Directions

Season lamb generously with salt and set aside at room temperature. Set up a charcoal or gas grill for medium-high heat. (Or, heat a cast-iron pan.)

Make the green sauce: Toss garlic with ½ tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. Grill until lightly charred all over, about 1 minute. Peel (if using regular garlic) and roughly chop. Add chopped garlic to a food processor along with lemon zest, paprika, ¼ cup olive oil, parsley and a pinch of salt. Pulse until finely minced, like a pesto. Adjust seasoning as needed.

Make the cumin yogurt: In a medium bowl, mix toasted cumin into yogurt. Season with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of olive oil.

Coat lamb chops with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt. Lay chops onto grill and cook over medium-high heat until a crust forms on both sides and internal temperature reaches 135 degrees, 2-3 minutes per side. Let lamb rest 5 minutes before serving.

To serve, spread yogurt sauce across a serving plate. Pile grilled lamb chops on top and drizzle green sauce all around. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.

Adapted from Ali Saboor

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Farming News - Love Lamb Week Returns To Celebrate Naturally Delicious UK Lamb

Love Lamb Week (LLW) will return for 2023, 1-7 September, to promote UK lamb by teaming up with popular farming influencers on social media to share 'Shepherds and their Pies'.

The Week aims to highlight to consumers the advantages of the UK climate, with its rainfall and lush grass, making it the ideal place to produce naturally delicious lamb.

Promoting UK lamb during LLW will be farmer influencers who will showcase the natural landscape and sustainability credentials of their own sheep farms as well as cooking up their favourite Shepherd's pie recipe. The 'Shepherds and their Pies' social campaign will feature modern, creative takes on the traditional shepherd's pie, focusing on the value, versatility, and tastiness of lamb mince.  

Major retailers will be promoting LLW on their websites and consumers will find on-pack stickers in store on mince, lamb chops, shoulder joints, and meatballs.

The industry-wide initiative is supported by AHDB, Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales), the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), as well as the National Sheep Association (NSA), NFU, NFU Scotland, the Ulster Farmers' Union and Red Tractor.

​Carrie McDermid, Head of Marketing, AHDB, said: "The 'Shepherds and their Pies' campaign aims to encourage producers, farmers, and butchers alike to sing the praises of UK lamb, and to reassure consumers, during a time when food prices are rising, that lamb mince can be a tasty, good value and easy-to-use ingredient in their family meals."

To support the campaign and share photos, top cooking tips and recipe ideas, head to the Love Lamb Instagram @lovelambuk, Facebook @LoveLambWeek and Twitter @LoveLambWeek accounts to find out more, and look out for the hashtags #LLW2023 and #ShepherdsandtheirPies.

To get involved, visit ahdb.Org.Uk/lovelambweek for downloadable social assets and free-of-charge marketing materials such as children's activity sheets, recipe leaflets and farmgate banners (while stocks last).

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