{"id":207,"date":"2014-07-23T04:05:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T04:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2014-07-23T04:05:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T04:05:12","slug":"wine-country-food-back-roads-paso-robles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/23\/wine-country-food-back-roads-paso-robles\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Country Food from the Back Roads of Paso Robles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wine Country recipe courtesy of <a title=\"Olivas de Oro, Paso Robles, California\" href=\"http:\/\/www.olivasdeoro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olivas de Oro<\/a>, olive oil producer in Paso Robles, California<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Barbequed Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri Sauce<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/arbequina-and-CJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-209\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"arbequina and CJ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/arbequina-and-CJ-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Olivas de Oro Olive Oils Paso Robles\" width=\"208\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is one of our favorite dishes. It is easy to prepare and has so much flavor.\u00a0 It pairs well with a spicy Tempranillo or Zinfandel. \u00a0We use our own grass fed lamb and olive oils that are grown on-site and available in our tasting room in Creston. We hope you&#8217;ll come visit us in Paso Robles wine country, but in the meantime enjoy this recipe with friends this summer &#8211; Cheers!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbequed Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri Sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>~ Featuring <a title=\"Olivas de Oro Olive Oil\" href=\"http:\/\/www.olivasdeoro.com\/arb-oo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olivas de Oro Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/a> and our grass fed lamb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marinade Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 teaspoons ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons ground coriander<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon ground sage<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup <strong>Olivas de Oro Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon sea salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>8 &#8211; 10 <strong>\u00a0grass fed lamb chops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Combine all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.\u00a0 Then rub on all sides of the lamb chops.\u00a0 Marinate 15 \u2013 30 minutes while you prepare the BBQ and the Mint Chimichurri Sauce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-210\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"lamb marinade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb chops in marinade\" width=\"368\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-marinade-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBQ the lamb chops for 4-5 minutes on each side or until they are charred on the outside and still rare to medium on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with the Mint Chimicurri Sauce and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mint Chimichurri Sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>~Featuring <a title=\"Olivas de Oro Cilantro Jalapeno Olive Oil\" href=\"http:\/\/www.olivasdeoro.com\/cj-oo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olivas de Oro Cilantro-Jalapeno Olive Oil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is good on pretty much anything.\u00a0 We also use is on prawns, chicken and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups mint leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 small shallot, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup plus 3 tablespoons <strong>Olivas de Oro Cilantro-Jalapeno Olive Oil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons red wine vinegar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon sea salt<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Puree all the ingredients in a blender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-211\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"lamb chops chimichurri\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"lamb chops with chimichurri sauce\" width=\"368\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lamb-chops-chimichurri-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wine Country recipe courtesy of Olivas de Oro, olive oil producer in Paso Robles, California Barbequed Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri Sauce This is one of our favorite dishes. It is easy to prepare and has so much flavor.\u00a0 It pairs well with a spicy Tempranillo or Zinfandel. \u00a0We use our own grass fed lamb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,41,67,75,76,78,130],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-back-roads-of-paso-robles","tag-chimichurri","tag-lamb-chops","tag-olivas-de-oro","tag-olive-oil","tag-paso-robles","tag-wine-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}