A Goodbye Dinner for Bridget – We’re sad to see you go!
Hello it's Gwynie doing another guest entry today.
In honour of our good friend and squash compatriot Bridget’s departure, I made dinner at the Normandy House. Grilled lamb chops with a honey balsamic dressing from the Food Network Giada De Laurentis’ show (I saw this one evening as I pedaled on the bike at the gym) with couscous cakes and a tzaziki cucumber salad. Bridget brought some amazing bottles of wine which we enjoyed tremendously.
Lamb Chops with honey balsamic vinegar sauce
6 pieces season with salt and pepper.
Heat grill to medium high heat
Grill 2-3 minutes on each side for medium rare
Spoon sauce on the side (it was amazingly easy to make and surprisingly thicker than I expected)
2 cups couscous prepare per instructions on box (I used chicken stock instead of water)
¼ cup cilantro chopped
1 egg + 1 yolk
1 ½ tsp ground coriander
1 lemon, zested
¾ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp ground pepper
2 tbs flour
¼ cup olive oil
Mix ingredients, sprinkle flour on top and stir till incorporated. Measure ¼ cup mixture into patties and sit on plate and/or baking tray. Chill once all the patties are made, this can be done ahead of time. I accidentally planned a bike ride with another friend so I had to prepare everything the night before.
Heat oil on medium heat and fry 4 at a time until crispy brown on both sides (3-4 minutes). Drain on papertowels.
The wines that Bridget brought were a perfect accompaniment to the food.
Chateau St. Jean 2007 Sonoma County Chardonnay oaky and round buttery mouth, with generous fruit
2002 Chateau La Coustarelle Cahors Grande Cuvee Prestige darkly intense nose of berries and licorice, chewy mouthfeel and smooth tannins.
2000 Chateau Chasse Spleen Cru Moulis en Moulis a fine inky black Bordeaux smokey and challenging end to the meal. Served with chocolate, apple slices and meyer lemon.