Braised Lamb Chops With Onion Salsa (ww)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium red onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium tomato
• 20 ounces lamb loin chops, with bone
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot, finely chopped
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or 1 pinch ground red pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple juice or 1/4 cup apple
• 3 tablespoons apple juice or 3 tablespoons apple

Recipe

• 1 soak onion in cold water 30 minutes.
• 2 drain and chop finely.
• 3 chop tomato; drain in wire mesh strainer or colander 30 minutes.
• 4 season chops with salt and pepper.
• 5 to prepare onion salsa, in large bowl, combine onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, orange juice, orange zest, ginger and red pepper flakes; reserve.
• 6 in a 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat.
• 7 when hot, add chops and brown quickly on both sides, about 1–1 1/2 minutes each side.
• 8 add apple juice, cover and lower heat to medium-low.
• 9 braise 15–20 minutes, until chops are tender and fully cooked, turning chops several times.
• 10 remove chops; turn up heat to reduce liquid.
• 11 pour sauce over chops; top with onion salsa.
• 12 each serving provides: 1 fat, 1/4 fruit, 3/4 vegetable, 3 proteins.
• 13 per serving: 239 calories, 25 g protein, 11 g fat, 9 g carbohydrate, 67 mg sodium, 67 mg cholesterol, 1 g dietary fiber; 5 points.