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Grilled Pork Loin Chops with Serrano and Minted Melon Salsa
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Grilled Pork Loin Chops with Serrano and Minted Melon Salsa
4 servings
70 minutes total

Grilled Pork Loin Chops

Ingredients

  • 2 oranges, for juice
  • 16 limes, for juice
  • 3 tablespoons garlic stir-in paste
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pepper, divided
  • Large zip-top bag
  • 4 (½-inch-thick) bone-in pork loin chops (about 1 ½ lb total)

Steps

    1. Juice oranges (1 cup) and limes (1 cup) into medium bowl. Add to same bowl: garlic paste, oil, and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper; whisk until blended, then place in zip-top bag. Add pork to bag (wash hands); seal bag and knead gently to coat pork. Chill 45 minutes to marinate.
    2. Preheat grill (or grill pan) on medium-high. Remove pork from marinade (discard marinade) and season on both sides with remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
    3. Place pork on grill and cook 3–4 minutes on each side until 145°F. Remove from grill and let rest 5–10 minutes before serving.

Serrano and Minted Melon Salsa

Ingredients

  • 2 serrano peppers
  • Aluminum foil
  • 3 small mini sweet peppers (red, yellow, & orange)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint
  • 1 cup cubed cantaloupe (Produce)
  • 2 tablespoons chives
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
  • ½ teaspoon Everglades seasoning

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to broil on high; position oven rack to highest position in oven. Arrange serrano peppers on foil-lined baking sheet. Broil peppers for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from oven and cool.
    2. Peel and remove seeds from serrano peppers, then dice. Remove seeds from sweet peppers then dice. Chop mint and chives; small dice cantaloupe.
    3. Combine in medium bowl: serrano and sweet peppers, mint, chives, cantaloupe, vinegar, oil, salt, and seasoning until blended. Set aside 30 minutes before serving.

Grilled Pork Loin Chops

If fruits and vegetables are part of this recipe, be sure to wash thoroughly.

Wash hands, utensils, and surfaces with soap and water after any contact with raw meat, seafood, or eggs.
Do not reuse marinades.
Do not rinse raw meat.

Grilled Pork Loin Chops

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 240, Total Fat 13g, Sat Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 80mg, Sodium 700mg, Total Carb 3g, Fiber 0g, Total Sugar 1g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 25g, Vitamin D 6%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 8%

Serrano and Minted Melon Salsa

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 50, Total Fat 3.5g, Sat Fat 0.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 270mg, Total Carb 5g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 4g, Protein 1g, Calc 0%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 0%