In collaboration with Tasty Easy Lamb.
Bring a taste of the Argentine summer to your table with these South American inspired grilled lamb chops with chimichurri sauce.
I don’t know about you, but this winter seems to be dragging on forever. I can’t remember the last time I saw the sun for any length of time, although we have been fortunate to have not experienced too many gales so far. It just feels so very dark and overcast!* (Edit – just after I wrote this post we had two glorious days of sun!)
Saying that, it’s noticeably not pitch black at four pm any more, and daylight is now appearing as the children head off to school. They days most definitely are getting longer, and I’m dreaming of summer and al fresco dining.
Chimichurri sauce is a staple accompaniment to grilled meats served in Argentina where they have no shortage of bright, warm sunny summer days to dine outdoors. Traditionally it is made with chopped parsley, minced garlic, oregano, olive oil, red pepper flakes and vinegar, but for my Argentine inspired version I’ve used fresh coriander and lemon juice, plus the whites of a few spring onions. Many recipes call for the addition of shallots or onions but I wanted a milder flavour.
It’s really simple to make too. You can either finely chop everything by hand and mix it together in a bowl, or pop it into a small food processor as pictured below. Take care not to process it too much though as you don’t want a puree, you just want a coarse, but uniform, consistency.
The resulting vibrant green sauce tastes like summer on a plate, a welcome flavour sensation on these dark winter days that remind you of brighter summer memories.
Leave your chimichurri sauce to develop in flavour, preferably overnight in the fridge if you remember in advance, but a half an hour will do. Serve with grilled meats, such as grilled (or oven roasted) lamb chops.
Lamb is such a versatile and easy to prepare meat. We often think of lamb as a Sunday roast only sort of ingredient, but it really can make for a quick and easy midweek meal like this recipe. Loin chops, pictured, take only a few minutes to cook on either side if grilling, or you can just pop them in the oven to roast.
For a really simple meal (and I make this frequently) just arrange your loin chops in a single layer in a roasting tin, surround in peeled and roughly chopped carrots, sweet potato, beetroot, onions and a few whole garlic bulbs cut in half (leave the paper on). Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and roast for 45 minutes; a quick and easy one pan meal that the whole family will eat!
Lamb loin chops work perfectly well for this dish, but if you wanted to jazz things up a bit and impress some dinner guests you could always ask your local butcher to trim some lamb cutlets. For a more sophisticated meal serve these chops with the chimichurri sauce and a quinoa salad. For a simple midweek dinner serve with chunky oven chips and a side salad.
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What’s your favourite way to serve lamb chops? Let me know in the comments!
Argentine Inspired Lamb Chops with Chimichurri
Ingredients
- 8 lamb loin chops
- 25 grams fresh parsley
- 25 grams fresh coriander leaves leaves only
- 1 garlic clove or more, to taste, finely chopped
- 3 spring onions whites only, finely chopped
- 1 pinch chilli flakes or more, to taste
- 120 ml good quality olive oil I use Pomora, see link in side bar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar
- Shetland sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Instructions
- To prepare the chimichurri, place the fresh herbs, garlic, spring onions, chilli flakes, half the olive oil and the lemon juice into a small food processor and pulse until it reaches a coarse, but finely chopped, consistency. You don't want this to be a puree. Alternatively, finely chop everything by and and place into a small bowl.
- Add the remaining olive oil, season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside for at least half an hour for the flavours to develop.
- Meanwhile, heat a grill pan over a medium-high heat (if cooking indoors). Ideally this would be prepared outdoors over an open grill.
- Brush your lamb chops with a little olive oil and sear on each side for four minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and leave to stand for two minutes before serving with the chimichurri.
- Alternatively, preheat your oven to 180C/ 350 F/ gas mark 4, lightly brush the chops with a little olive oil and roast for 20 minutes until they are cooked through. Thicker chops will need longer in the oven. For medium- rare the temperature should read 63°C (145°F); for medium 71°C (160°F) and for well done 77°C (170°F).
- Serve with chunky oven chips and a salad for a complete meal.
Notes
• Leftover chimichurri will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature again before serving with grilled meats.
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Yes to this one. I’m on the opposite side of the world from you in Australia and our winter is delightfully wonderful for BBQ’s and alfresco dining (our summer is a touch steamy and tropical), so this Chimichurri is fantastic for me, think it would dress up just about any BBQ meats. Love it! Thanks for sharing
it looks so delicious! I wanna try that too! thanks for sharing the recipe as well. Never tried the sauce yet but think i should try it soon!
Looks like a yummy meal! I want to have this right now and I bet my hubby would love this too
Wow! This is my first time to learn about this meal and it looks incredibly delicious! I can’t wait to serve this to my family. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Lamb chops are one of my all time favourite foods. So much so that one of our family anecdotes from my childhood is how I heard the song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head and was sure the words were Lambchops Keep Falling On My Head, which is how I sang it. I suspect it was just the most joyous thing I could think of, lambchops raining from the sky!
The husband was reading this over my shoulder, it’s a yes from him! Looks delicious we will try it. Xxx
Omg can we say yum?!?! I just love lamb!!! So giving this a try
I liked the way you arranged everything in this photo. I liked your accessories and the chimichurri sounds amazing as well!
Yes to chimichurri! It’s a lovely sauce that’s packed with flavor and it goes so well with cooked meat. I have it on my steaks and it’s amazing.
I love the taste of lamb but I have never personally cooked it myself. I’ll have to give it a go!
These look delish!! I’ve never had lamb chops but these I have to try, thanks for sharing!
I have never tried lamb before, but I do love chimichurri. This is going on my dinner plan next week!
I love the simplicity of this dish. Thanks for sharing!
These look and sound amazing! going to add this to my list of things to try
I haven’t eaten lamb in a long time, but this looks amazing so I will definitely be putting it into my Neal plan!
I love grilled lamb chops with just a little fat around the edges. The chimichuri sauce will compliment other kinds of meat too.
Oh my gosh these look amazing. I’m going to have to try to make these. YUM!!
These look so delicious. I have never really made a dish like this before but it looks great.
Lamb is one of my favorite meats! The chimichurri looks fantastic, too. I will try them both one night on a date with myself. Because sadly, my hubby is Pescetarian! lol
These lamb chops look super delicious! Have to try them next weekend for our BBQ party. I¡m sure the chimichurri sauce tastes good too!
The chops look fabulous – really juicy, just how I like them. Lamb is one of my favourite meats and to pair them with chimichurri sauce is inspired. A beautiful spring recipe
Gorgeous! I know what I’m having this weekend. Getting hubby the chef to make this for me. Shall report back 🙂
Katja xxx
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I absolutely love chimichurri, ever since I’ve tried it, I made sure that I know how to make my own at home. This looks divine and although I don’t eat pork, it would be nice to make this for the family! I’m sure they’ll love it.
It looks really delicious! I wish I can cook amazing like this so that I can make this every time.
I have not had lamb in a long time!! This looks really good, the chimichurri sounds amazing as well!
That chimichurri looks so tasty – it’s amazing how just a few simple ingredients can create something quite magnificent!
Wow this is an awesome recipe! its easy and seems delicious!! i ll definitely try it 🙂
This looks delicious! I pinned it so I can try it later!
Oh this looks so good!!! I’ve never had lamb chops so this will be a fun first!!
Angela
These pictures are absolutely amazing! They made me so hungry just by seeing them. I need to try this recipe sometime soon
These look soooo tasty! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous photos! And this recipe looks amazing too.
What a stunning dish– I need to try to cook lamb chops for my husband who loves them, and I adore chimichurri but have never made that at home either! Thanks for this recipe.
I love chimichuri. These lamb chops look delicious and your photography is stunning! I would love to try this soon.
That was a very tempting meal. I haven’t eaten Lamb before but I know it was that special. That chimichurri sauce maybe had a big contribution on the lamb’s tender meaty taste.
oh my this looks and sounds mouthwatering delicious and its something I would love to give a try out for myself so think lamb needs to go on next weeks meal planner
Oh my! This may have changed my Taco plans for dinner tonight! These images are amazing and I love the grill lines!
My husband makes some excellent lamb chops. I usually try a different marinade on those.., but your version looks great as well.
This sounds absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to try this recipe!!
I’ve never tried lamb before, but this looks super tasty. I’ve actually never had chimichurri either – I love that it’s so simple to make though. Maybe I’ll try it with steaks one night.
I love making lamb chops, I agree with you, they are really versatile and you can do so much with them. I have never made them this way and that chimichurri looks like a perfect way to accompany them.
I love this chimichurri (my absolute favorite condiment) Can’t wait to try it!
This is so delicious! I want to try this. I have never tried Chimichuri, so yes, I want to give it a try one day! Great post, well written! Thank you xoxo
My husband loves lamb chops. This sauce sounds so delicious for lamp chops.
Chimichurri is such a great accompaniment with so many dishes, I love it!
This recipe is so great! I can’t wait to try it, I now my husband would love it!
Oh Lamb chops with chimichurri is just heaven! And your pictures make me so hungry! Yum!
WOW! This look AMAZING! Will have to give it a try!
I’m drooling just scrolling down from your beautiful lamb chops to the recipe! Easy and delicious, my 2 favorite combos when I’m cooking.
Yum! That looks really good!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
It sure sounds delicious. and I love your cutting board
I love Argentine food, specially thr BBQ´s. I use to watch a tv program “Maestros del Asado” OMG you should watch it!
Chimichurri is one of my all-time favorite sauces for ANY meat—even seafood. These lamb chops (gorgeous photos, BTW!) look absolutely scrummy.
This looks so yummy! Wow!
I’ve been noticing the sun coming back around too! I just said to my kids yesterday as we walked to the bus in the morning [ “this is the first time we’ve seen the sun in the morning in quite a long time!” Yay!! This chimichurri looks so good!! I can see myself putting this on LOTS of dishes!
Oh my gosh, yum. I haven’t had lamb in forever and this looks amazing. I’ll have to try it out.
That chimichurri sauce looks totally delicious. There is nothing nicer than a lamb chop, cooked simply with a flavorful sauce like this
These lamb chops look delicious and your photography is stunning! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
This looks delicious, may have to try it one day, I love lamb but hate cooking meat haha
I’ve never tried Chimichurri so I’ll have to give it a go ^^
Holy WOW! It’s been a while since I tasted an Argentine food. This lamb chops with chimichurri is the perfect opportunity to restart!
I love chimichuri and this looks delicious! The photography is beautiful too!
Chimichurri makes every dish better! Those lamb chops look so divine and the chimichurri must add a perfect burst of flavor! Love this!
These look amazing, perfectly cooked, with grill lines and pink tender meat in the centre. Delicious.
Is it me or does anyone else picture Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins when they see the word Chimichurri? lol
The chops look fabulous by the way…
It is not just you. 😉
I’ve never had Chimichuri but it sounds so tasty I must try this:-)