Lambs Chops Florentine Style From Florencia

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 torn sage leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 tomato, cut into 1-inch slices
• 2 slices goat cheese, 1/2-inch thick about 1 oz each (chevre)
• 5 ounces broccolini
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• olive oil
• 2 lamb loin chops with bone, 1 1/4-inch thick (about 1.5 lb each)

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill to medium-high and oven broiler to high with rack 3" from heating element.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup oil, herbs and garlic for tomatoes in shallow baking dish.
• 3 toss panko, salt and pepper in 2nd shallow dish.
• 4 season tomato slices with salt and pepper, then coat tomatoes and goat cheese in oil-herb mixture.
• 5 dredge both sides of goat cheese in crumbs and arrange on tomato slices; transfer tomatoes to a baking dish. (leave the oil mixture in the dish for lamb chops).
• 6 toss broccolini with oil, salt and crushed red pepper flakes; set aside.
• 7 grill chops covered, 6-8 minutes per side to a internal temp of 145ºf.
• 8 transfer the chops to the oil mixture and let rest 6 minutes; turn after 3-4 minutes.
• 9 while lamb rests, broil tomatoes and cheese until crumbs are golden 1-2 minutes.
• 10 grill broccolini 2-3 minutes or until bright green and lightly charred.
• 11 to serve, place lamb chop, half the broccolini and tomato on each plate.
• 12 drizzle with some of the oil mixture.
• 13 enjoy!