Grilled Pork Chops with Two-Melon Salsa
Grilled Pork Chops with Two-Melon SalsaCover this quick and easy grilled pork recipe with a tasty salsa that uses summer's freshest fruits and flavors to round out the meal.
Other Time: 30 minutes minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop and 1/2 cup salsa)
Salsa:
1 cup chopped seedless watermelon
1 cup chopped honeydew melon
3 tablespoons finely chopped sweet onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeño pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
Pork chops:
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut pork chops, trimmed
Cooking spray
1. To prepare salsa, combine the first 7 ingredients; set aside.
2. To prepare pork chops, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine oil and next 4 ingredients (through black pepper) in a small bowl. Rub oil mixture over both sides of pork chops. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with salsa.
CALORIES 256 ; FAT 13.5g (sat 4.3g,mono 6.4g,poly 1.6g); CHOLESTEROL 70mg; CALCIUM 37mg; CARBOHYDRATE 8.7g; SODIUM 458mg; PROTEIN 25g; FIBER 0.9g; IRON 0.9mg
Cooking Light, JULY 2010
This was a wonderfully light and delicious meal. The salsa was so good, and got better over night, I made another batch to use as a bfast side and salad topper. Sooo GOOD!
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