Lemon-Garlic Lamb Chops with Minted Couscous

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Ingredients

• 12 lamb rib chops
• zest of 2 lemons
• 2 med lemons
• 1/4 C olive oil
• 6 minced cloves garlic
• Kosher salt & pepper
• 3/4 C couscous
• 1/2 C thawed peas or fresh peas
• 1/4 C mint

Preparation

Step 1

Finely grate zest from both lemons; squeeze lemons to yield 1/4 C lemon juice. In small bowl combine juice, zest, olive oil & garlic. Set aside 3 T of mixture.
Brush one side of lamb chops with lemon mixture & season with salt & pepper.
Grill 4 min. then flip; add remaining lemon mixture & grill for 3 more min. for med.
Let chops rest covered loosely with aluminum foil for 5 min.
Meanwhile, bring 1 C water & 3/4 t salt to boil. Stir in couscous, peas & reserved lemon juice mixture. Cover & remove from heat; let stand til peas are tender & couscous has absorbed all liquid, @ 10 min. Fluff couscous with fork, stir in mint & serve with chops.

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