Rack Of Lamb With Mint Gremolata

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) racks of lamb
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon, zest of

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 season the lamb with salt and pepper and let it rest until it reaches room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• 3 place in a roasting pan and roast for about 20 to 25 minutes for medium-rare.
• 4 when the lamb has cooked for about 15 minutes, mince the mint, garlic and lemon zest until very fine, almost a paste.
• 5 note: fresh mint will discolor almost immediately, so do this at the last -- about 5 minutes before you'll use it.
• 6 spread the mint gremolata over the rack of lamb and return to the oven for the final 5 minutes.
• 7 remove the rack of lamb from the oven and let it rest under a foil tent for about 10 minutes.
• 8 cut it into chops and serve.