Recipe: Grilled lamb cutlets with fries and baby spinach & tomato salad

So, recently, BabySumoKids celebrated their birthdays. Every year for their birthday, they get to choose what they would like to eat for their "birthday meal". Baby D's birthday came first, and he chose risotto with seared scallops (recipe here), and for Baby C's birthday, she requested for lamb chops. I think this is the third year in a row she has asked for lamb :)

I usually cook lamb loin chops for her, however it was surprisingly hard to find this cut in the supermarket this time. After searching in several supermarkets, we finally found French lamb cutlets at Ben's Independent Grocer. You can either pan fry them, or cook them in the oven or grill.

For ease of cooking (and cleaning), I put them under a hot grill and cooked them for 3 minutes on each side for medium rare doneness. We served the lamb cutlets with fries and a baby spinach & tomato salad.  The lamb cutlets were tender and extremely juicy. What an enjoyable dinner.. simple, quick and good!

Grilled lamb cutlets with fries and baby spinach & tomato salad
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 2-3 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Serves 6


Ingredients
12 lamb cutlets
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Dried rosemary

For the salad
100-150g baby spinach, washed
1/2 pack cherry tomatoes, washed and sliced

For the dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
Salt and freshly ground pepper

To serve
French fries or mashed potato


1. Line a baking tray with foil. Brush some oil on the tray and then arrange the lamb cutlets in a single layer. Brush the top of the lamb with more oil, season with black pepper and sprinkle over some dried rosemary.

2. Place the tray under a hot grill and cook for 3 minutes each side. Once cooked, remove from oven and allow to rest for 3-5 minutes before serving. Season with salt.

3. For the salad, mix the dressing ingredients and then pour over the baby spinach and toss. Top with cherry tomatoes.

Beautiful cherry tomatoes :)

4.Serve lamb cutlets with salad and fries (or mashed potato). You may also serve your lamb cutlets with some gravy.

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