Chili Peanut Lamb Chops With Carrot Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 4 lamb chops, 1/2 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 small carrots
• 1 english cucumber
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 chop peanuts in a food processor, or by hand.
• 2 combine 3/4 of the chopped nuts with chili powder and press into lamb chops, on both sides.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, cook chops about 5 minutes per side (internal temp 155 degrees f).
• 4 meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• 5 cut carrots and cucumbers into ribbons with a vegetable peeler; stir into vinegar mixture.
• 6 stir in reserved peanuts and cilantro.
• 7 garnish with additional chili powder.