Grilled Lamb Chops With Lettuce and Ranch Dressing Recipe (2024)

This is delicious. The salad dressing is like Green Goddess-I used basil, dill, and some infant celery leaves from the garden because I didn't have parsley. I served the salad separately and included garden cucumbers and cherry gold tomatoes. Seriously one of the best salads ever. Had little baby potatoes parboiled and roasted in butter and garden green beans. Cooked the lamb chops on the grill for 4-5 minutes per side. I don't understand people who don't like lamb chops. Thanks Melissa!

The fat on lamb chops, in particular shoulder chops, when salty and grilled, is a succulent as it gets.

I'll chime in that this was delicious. Easy to make though the 40 minutes is a bit of a stretch unless you had rib chops readily available. In my case, Costco always has the New Zealand lamb racks, so was able to butcher one down for our rib chops. The dressing makes FAR more than you will need. Good thing it is extremely tasty. This is a company worthy dish.

I always laugh at the reviews when they go on about how they made the recipe but with different ingredients. Well, now I do that myself.In these Covid times you go to dinner with what you have, not with what you’d like to have.While I wish I had some delicious lamb chops, I did have a pork tenderloin. I cut it into medallions and pounded them thin. Salt and pepper and the herb mix to marinate. Then I dredged them in flour and then in plain breadcrumbs. Fried in half an inch of oil.

Very herby, verdant dressing, just like Melissa's green goddess dip which I just made. Used what I had on hand: mint instead of basil, yogurt instead of mayo, and milk-and-yogurt combo for buttermilk. Very crisp and refreshing on a warm summer evening and very easy to pull together.

Excellent marinade and dressing. I used lamb sirloin steaks on a super hot grill for 2-3 min per side. Then let them rest for 10 min. Sliced them and placed on top salad (individual portions). Easy peasy and very delicious. And no heat in the kitchen!

Shoulder chops from a good butcher would be great rather the rib chops featured here. Half the cost and if cooked quickly, just delicious.

use A1 steak sauce in place of Worcestershire sauce

Will try this recipe tomorrow. Sounds delicious. A note about marinating lamb: Iranian (Persian) lamb kebabs are marinated in layers with tart yogurt (best commercial products we've found are White Mountain Bulgarian and Trimona Bulgarian), sliced onions, salt and pepper, usually for about 24 hours (at least that's how we do it). Don't skewer with vegetables. Deary me are they good.

Part 2. Served the pork schnitzel with the salad and a drizzle of that fabulous dressing on the pork. Also had some air fried Yukon gold potato chunks.Great dinner. Thanks for the ideas!

Just finished marinating the chops and making the salad dressing. Looking forward to grilling later this afternoon. Sampled both the marinade and the dressing and they were very delicious. Thinking this recipe is going to be a crowd pleasure and one to be repeated often. Thanks very much, Melissa.

This was FANTASTIC! I've always loved Melissa's stuff but this was a level beyond. I am a meat eater, and I can't remember the last time I took a bite and went "soooo good". I liberally seasoned the chops, on all sides as the recipe calls for, which means on the sides and bone. The herb marinade adds that pop of herb and garlic, and grilled on an open fire was the kicker for sure. My wife (and I) loved the ranch dressing, definitely a keeper!

I was cooking for two, so I was halving the recipe but decided to make the full recipe of the dressing+marinade. Would encourage you to do the same, as you'll want leftovers :) Due to user error and uneven thickness one part was a little underdone and the other was perfectly medium rare. At least is wasn't overdone. Another MC winner. 100% will make again.

Very nice presentation. Dressing is mild but tasty. Think I’ll add Parmesan cheese to it in the future

Fantastic meal. I used mint, basil, and parsley. I left the lamb chops, covered with the herb paste, at room temperature for 45 minutes, then I cooked them on the stove, at a rather high temperature, 3 minutes per side, using safflower oil. I used Little Gem romaine lettuce, and the radishes worked perfectly with the dressing.

Delicious and especially grand with guests. Dressing remains great for salads as long as it lasts. (So good it works with the lamb chops as a side dish.) Served with garlic bread.

Use mint in the dressing to go with the lamb!

I made this with loin chops which require less work than rib chops which I would want to cut apart and take more fat off than a butcher might. As said by practically all, this is the best dressing recipe in a long time. It is not really ranch dressing as in Hidden Valley in the olden days but it is so good that I ate some of the extra with cherry tomatoes while I was cooking. Best part is that both the time for making the herb paste and dressing is short AND you can use what you have in herbs

Little chopped avocado, guacamole and sour cream really top this dish off.

Great receipe. Double the buttermilk.

Absolutely loved this recipe. The ranch dressing is amazing. How long will the dressing keep by itself? I'm hoping to have some on hand near constantly!

Making this again. Shoulder chops, adlib a little on the herbs since fresh basil is not in the garden yet. Some mint, some parsley, some oregano, chives, marjoram, stuff that is green outside in Oregon right now. No rosemary or thyme, though, seemed off. Primitivo from Portalupi is the wine meisrter's choice . perfecto!

Don’t change a thing. Beautiful presentation & delicious taste

So so love this dish. Had with cheddar sourdough discard biscuits. Yum. Made on grill in Claremont, shoulder chops, maybe 4min per side. so good!

Made this tonight -- it was a great meal. Hardest part was prepping all the herbs, once that's done it's easy peasy, impressive looking, and delicious. Used shoulder chops vs loin rib chops -- tons of flavor and way cheaper, if not quite as "refined"/fancy. 5* meal, will make again!

Lamb is ridiculously expensive where we live in CO, and we're slowly going vegetarian in any event. We eat eggs (occasionally, trout (fresh caught) and chicken. We will have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and a broccoli-cauliflower mix with gravy for Thanksgiving, but for Christmas, we will eat crab legs with a Caesar salad, and some bread, with wine and a bottle of champagne. We will also donate all the fixings to our local food bank, as we have every year since we lived in TX.