Basil Rubbed Lamb Chops

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 center-cut boneless lamb chops, 1 inch thick
• 8 basil leaves
• 8 basil leaves, sliced into thin ribbons
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 4 nectarines, slightly underripe, halved and pitted
• 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 4 teaspoons honey
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 set grill to high heat. rub each side of the lamb chops w/ a basil leaf, brush w/ oil, and season w/ salt and pepper. grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until slightly charred and just cooked through. put on plate and loosely tent w/ foil. brush the cut side of each nectarine w/ oil, and place on the grill, cut-side down. grill for 3 minutes or until golden brown. turn over, and grill for 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly soft. remove from grill, and top each w/ 2 tsp of blue cheese. drizzle w/ honey. garnish w/ basil ribbons, pine nuts, and black pepper. serve the nectarines alongside the lamb chops.