With its sweet, mild flavor lamb is a wonderful choice for your Seduction Meal main dish. Because it is such a flavorful meat the easiest and best way to serve lamb is to grill or broil it with a dab of olive oil, add some crushed rosemary, a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper on each side, and serve rare or medium-rare.

The recipe below brings another dimension of flavor by adding pesto sauce and the sweet flavor of oven-roasted tomatoes. This dish goes perfectly with rice pilaf or, if you are interested in a heartier meal, potatoes au gratin (the next post to come on Seduction Meals).

lamb chops + roasted tomatoes

tomatoes

2 plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
olive oil
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 300. With cut side facing up, add salt and pepper and spoon olive oil over the tomatoes. Place in oven and cook for about 1 hour. If you like you can garnish each tomato with a black olive in the center.

lamb chops

4 lamb chops
8 tsp pesto sauce
fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1/8 cup cracked pepper

In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat. Place the cracked pepper on a wooden cutting board and  press the sides of each lamb chop in to the pepper. Place the chops on a cutting board, sprinkle salt on side facing up. Add a pinch of rosemary and 1 tsp pesto on each lamb chop and spread evenly. Place in heated skillet, pesto side down, cook for 3-4 minutes. Add salt to the side facing up in the skillet, add rosemary and pesto, spread evenly. Turn over and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Test lamb.  Should be served rare or medium-rare

plating the dish

Place lamb chops and roasted tomatoes on a serving dish. Garnish with sprigs of rosemary. Prepare your candle-lit table for two and serve with a hearty, full bodied red wine.