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Pistachio encrusted lamb chop with asparagus

pistachio encrusted lamb chop with asparagus

This fabulously simple and elegant feast was made possible by the kind farmers of Wisconsin. The lamb was procured back in December from Carrie and Eric Johnson of Jordandal Farm. I’ve been hording it for this exact meal…the first feast of the spear. But holy smokes, this lamb blew the asparagus out of the water. Don’t get me wrong, the asparagus was everything it should be, tender, sweet, toothsome. But the lamb…wow, it’s as if pistachios were made just to dress up this already tasty chop. Then I gilded the lily by napping it with pure pistachio oil…oh yeah, pistachio oil is the schizz.

pistachio oil

The pistachio oil was procured from Madison’s Vom Fass. This unique store sells wines, spirits, oils, and vinegars from the casks. The pistachio oil is just one or dozens of oil they have on tap. Since it’s salad season I recommend some quality olive oil and vinegars for your garden, market, or CSA greens. They also have some inspiring brandies that I can’t wait to try.

The pistachio crust was just a few handfuls of pistachios, breadcrumbs, olive oil, and a shallot whirled about in the food processor.

May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Lamb, Local, asparagus, farmers market, food porn, fruit and nuts, recipe 

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9 Responses to “Pistachio encrusted lamb chop with asparagus”

  1. MadLisa on May 20th, 2008

    Lovely! Ah pistachios…and the oil looks wonderful. Beautiful dish.

  2. MariannaF on May 21st, 2008

    wow, once I saw this photo (on tastespotting) I immediately fell in love with it! Exactly the kind of dish I would love to eat! This looks delicious! Wonderful work.

  3. Chuck on May 21st, 2008

    I would love to come over if you have any leftovers. That dish looks delicious!

  4. vanessa on May 21st, 2008

    MadLisa, it was tasty, I admit.

    MariannaF, thanks for the kudos.

    Chuck, nope…no leftovers. It’s fortunate the boys don’t like lamb. Even with that there were some elbows thrown to get that last chop. Thanks for the comment.

  5. brilynn on May 21st, 2008

    Wow! The lamb definitely wins, that looks wonderful!

  6. Brittany on May 21st, 2008

    YUM! that looks delicious. You’ve managed to capture 3 of my all time favorite foods on 1 plate….very clever!!

  7. Kevin on May 22nd, 2008

    That looks really good! Nice photos!

  8. Lizzie on May 28th, 2008

    Wow – this looks beautiful. Lamb is one of those meats I buy rarely, mainly due to the cost but it sounds like a match made in heaven with pistachios.

  9. MK on February 26th, 2009

    Is there an actual recipe for this–sounds yummy.

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