Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Provencal Grilling

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Cook Time:
6 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 10 min
Cook: 6 min
Total:: 1 hr 31 min

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Ingredients

8 baby lamb chops, Frenched
Olive or canola oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
Tapenade Butter, recipe follows
Fresh chopped oregano leaves, for garnish, optional

Directions

Heat grill to high.

Brush lamb chops with oil and season on both sides with salt and pepper and the herbes de Provence, pressing the herbs to adhere. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until slightly charred and cooked to medium-rare doneness. Serve 2 chops per person topped with some of the Tapenade Butter. Garnish with fresh oregano, if desired.

Tapenade Butter:

1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
4 anchovy fillets
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon chopped lemon zest
Pinch red pepper flakes
1 cup Nicoise olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Place butter, anchovies, garlic, zest, and pepper flakes in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the olives, salt, and pepper and pulse until well combined. Scrape the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving, if desired. Remove the butter from the refrigerator 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly.

Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

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recipe Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
Renee Chesterfield, MO 03-02-2008
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Lamb Chop Suprise
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had the opportunity to eat lamp chops while dining out but never tried to make them myslef. I bught some from the... supermarket today, looked for a recipe and made them for my family for dinner! They were great!Read more
recipe Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
Vicki Sarasota, FL 08-17-2007
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Wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These were delicious! I bought the Nicoise olives it called for. They are pitted and small so it took me 15 minutes just... preparing them. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between them or a kalamative olive and next time, I will use it since you can buy it pitted already. My kids don't eat lamb so I prepared them a pork chop made the same exact way. It was just as good on the pork. This recipe will become one of those recipes you make sure you don't loose!Read more
recipe Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
ANNE redondo beach, CA 08-30-2006
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Better Than France
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone loved this, even friends who had just returned from Provence. Definetly a Keeper.
recipe Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
Jillian San Diego, CA 06-22-2006
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simple and great
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had never done lamb before, and smelling it I was scared I wouldn't like it. But this was so delicious. I was requested... to make it again and my best friend who hates lamb, tried mine and said she wouldn't be opposed to eating it sometimeRead more
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Anonymous 03-07-2006
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Easy and outstanding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Outstanding was easy and my wife who is lamb hound was really impressed.
recipe Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
SHIRLEY CHICAGO, IL 09-06-2005
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TAPENADE BUTTER
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Bobby-First, the tapenade butter, on the lamb chops, was and still is REALLY GOOD and I know you were doing the French... version but my favorite olive is the Kalamata(Greek) so I added a few in with the Nicoise olives-boy are they tiny and seeded! I also spread it on my steaks and still REALLY GOOD. Thanks!Read more