Hi, everyone. Hope your holiday went well. My kitchen was a no ham zone this year.
I was going to make leg of lamb for Easter, but decided to do rack of lamb after seeing some good looking hunks at Costco. Yep, Costco, a place I vowed to stay away from because I suddenly find myself buying 25 pounds of flour for no real reason....
But the allure of Costco can be hard to resist, especially the meat and cheese aisles. (What am I going to do with 3 boxes of Boursin cheese and a huge log of goat cheese? I don't know yet, but I have a feeling a savory smoked salmon tart may be making a guest appearance in my kitchen very soon.)
The lamb - which was already Frenched - was easy and tasted terrific: Sprinkle each rack with salt, pepper, seasonings (I used Penzeys Tuscan Sunset) and olive oil, sear on the stove in a grill pan until nicely browned and then toss in a preheated oven at 400 degrees until medium rare, about 20 to 25 minutes.
I served it with a fresh mint/basil sauce - inspired by a salsa verde from Giada De Laurentiss - made with lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and some other spices. Very nice. Served it with roasted asparagus and my riff on a feta cheese-flecked, tomato, basil and green onion orzo salad (see photo) also from Giada.
I'm playing catch up after being off the clock for more than week, so probably no more updates today.
1 comment:
Sounds good! Also, if your ever in a hurry and don't have time to make your own spinach dip, Costco's is the best!
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