Cool Cucumber Mint Salad with Grilled Loin Lamb Chops

Ingredients

Grilled Loin Lamb Chops:

3 loin lamb chops
1 clove garlic minced
Fresh ground black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Minced flat leaf parsley
Sprinkle of Montreal steak seasoning
Sprinkle with dried oregano, about ½ teaspoon

Cool Cucumber Mint Salad:

3 large English cucumbers
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Grated orange rind from one large orange
½ cup olive oil
1 cup high quality red wine vinegar
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ red onion sliced thin
**(optional garnish) 3 Tablespoons pine nuts
½ cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

1. Grilled Loin Lamb Chops: Rub olive oil on lamb chops and season with garlic, kosher salt, ground fresh black pepper, Montréal seasoning, parsley and oregano. Let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
2. Cool Cucumber Mint Salad: Peel cucumbers and remove seeds. Slice and place in a bowl. Zest a full orange and toss with chopped mint leaves and chopped parsley. In a separate bowl, mix olive oil, red wine vinegar and sugar. Pour over cucumbers, toss and chill overnight.
3. Add sliced red onion 1 hour before serving.
4. Grill lamb chops to medium rare and let rest for 10 minutes. On a large serving plate, place a cup of marinated cucumber salad, drained. Place lamb chops on outer edge of cucumber salad and garnish with a sprinkle of pine nuts and feta cheese.