One of our favorite meats is grilled, marinated rack of lamb or Rack-o as it is called around here. And now that we can barbecue again, we leaped on the opportunity to enjoy one. As you can see, we like our Rack-o on the rare side of medium rare. But it is delicious whether it is rare, medium rare or well done. Simply adjust the cooking time accordingly.
1 rack of lamb (8 lamb chops)
The Rub: 1 t black peppercorns, cooked until smoking then ground in a spice grinder 3-4 T sweet-hot honey mustard
The Marinade:
1 T soy sauce
1 T sweet-hot honey mustard
1/8 C balsamic vinegar
1/8 C red wine (we use Burgundy)
3 large garlic cloves, minced fine
Raw Vegetable Pasta Salad
6 oz Rotini pasta
1 package asparagus, top 2” of tips used, remainder discarded
½ package cherry tomatoes left whole
3 oz of Kalamata olives from a deli, cut in halves
3 large cloves of garlic, minced
Feta cheese crumbles to taste
3 T extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 2 small lemons
A pinch of red pepper flakes
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese at table