Recipe courtesy of Nahed of Cooking.Journey

If you want an impressive dinner, then it’s this classic combination of lamb and Za’atar. It’s divine when paired with figs, grapes and slices of sour green cooking apples. 

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Za’atar roasted lamb chops with figs, grapes and apples.

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 12-15 lamb chops or cutlets
• 6 fresh figs quartered
• Two handfuls of green grapes
• 2 medium green cooking apples sliced

Marinade

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tbsp of Za’atar
• 1 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes optional
• 1 tbsp apple vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp turmeric

• 1/2 tsp turmeric

Course Main Dish Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings people Ingredients 12-15 lamb chops or cutlets 6 fresh figs quartered Two handfuls of green grapes 2 medium green cooking apples sliced Marinade 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp of Za’atar 1 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses 1/2 tsp chilli flakes optional 1 tbsp apple vinegar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp turmeric

Instructions

1. Mix together all of the marinade ingredients
2. Pour it over the chops
3. Leave in the fridge for an hour or so
4. Preheat the oven
5. Take the chops out of the fridge 15 minutes before you’re going to roast
6. Remove from the marinade
7. Put them on a large baking tray with half of the marinade over a parchment paper
8. ( leave the rest of the marinade for later)
9. Roast for 15 minutes
10. Add the figs, grapes, slices of apples
11. Drizzle some of the remaining marinade over
12. Continue to roast for another 15 to 20 minutes ( cook it less or more according to your preference)
13. Remove from the oven. Decorate with chopped parsley and serve while hot.

    

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