Grilled lamb chops with herb and garlic sauce, and a tomato and onion salad

Αρνίσια παϊδάκια με σάλτσα μυρωδικών και σκόρδου

Published originally on my blog on 24 July 2013

Today was one of those days, when the craving for meat is so strong you don’t dare resist it. When the need to fire up the grill and smell the aromas of sizzling fat and searing meat is impossible to ignore.

Lamb chops are perhaps my favorite kind of meat to grill or barbecue. That small, juicy piece of meat on the bone is so tender and flavorful that can rival even the best beef steak. You can’t help but salivate even at the thought of it being served to you.

The green herb and garlic sauce with olive oil and lemon complements the strong taste of the lamb, and the sweet, cherry tomato salad with the mild red onion brings freshness and cleanses the palate between bites.

The succulent meat, the eating with your hands so indicative of summer, the pungent green sauce, the tomato salad, the cold glass of beer. That’s what summer is all about.
That, and music.

Grilled lamb chops with herb and garlic sauce, and tomato and onion salad

This is for me the best summer meal for 2 or… 102 people. Adjust the recipe according to how many people you’re cooking for.