Pan Seared Spiced Lamb Chops with Ratatouille and Feta Cheese

Fri, 12 October 2018

Ingredients for the lamb chops:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme

6 lamb cutlets

½  teaspoon curry powder or spice mix (whatever you have) e.g Cumin, Paprika

 

Ingredients for the ratatouille and feta cheese:

 

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion (peeled and diced)

1 clove of garlic (crushed)

1 punnet of cherry tomatoes cut in half

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

1/2 glass of white wine

1 red pepper (diced)

1 courgette (diced)

1 small aubergine (diced)

1 pinch of oregano

60g feta cheese (diced)

 

 

For the lamb:

Mix the oil and thyme and coat the lamb chops with the mixture.

Season with spices, salt and pepper.

Sear on both sides on a hot griddle pan for about 3 minutes on each side.

 

For the ratatouille

 Sauté the shallot and garlic. Add the peppers into olive oil for 1 minute, then add the courgette and aubergine and cook for 2-3 min (stirring).

 Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2–3 minutes.

 Add the tomato paste and wine. Season and simmer for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Add oregano.

 Just before serving, crumble the feta over the ratatouille and mix gently.