Pork Chops with Lavender Flowers

When you think of lavender, you might think of bath soap, or the scent of your grandmother’s house.But this pork chop recipe is bursting with flavor and guaranteed to please any pork chop lover or non-lover.

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Pork Chops with Lavender Flowers

Ingredients:

4 pork loin or rib chops, about 3/4-inch thick
1 teaspoon coarse salt 
1 teaspoon coarsely-ground black pepper
1-2 teaspoon dried culinary lavender 
4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves
2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, lavender, thyme, rosemary, and olive oil; rub mixture onto the pork chops. Cover the chops with plastic wrap and let sit overnight. Heat a skillet over medium high heat and cook pork chops until internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F.