Thursday, July 22, 2010

Marinated Pork with Summer Corn Salad


Streamline prep work with this peppy lime juice-and-honey mixture—use part of it to marinate the pork and the rest to dress the salad.






Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 40 min
makes:4 servings

1 pound boneless pork loin, trimmed of fat
1/3 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 fresh jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup snipped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 box (9 oz) Green Giant® Simply Steam® Niblets® frozen corn
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh arugula or spinach
1 medium red sweet pepper, seeded and chopped

1. Cut pork into 11/2-inch cubes. Place pork cubes in a large resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For marinade: In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey. Stir in chile pepper, cilantro, and salt. Add 1/4 cup of the lime juice mixture to pork cubes in bag. Set aside remaining lime juice mixture. Seal bag; turn to coat pork cubes. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

2. Drain pork, discarding marinade. Thread pork cubes onto eight 8-inch skewers,* leaving 1/4-inch spaces between cubes. For a charcoal grill, place skewers on the rack directly over medium coals. Grill, uncovered, for 18 to 20 minutes or until no pink remains, turning skewers to brown evenly. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place skewers on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)

3. Prepare corn according to package directions; cool slightly. In a medium bowl, combine corn, arugula, and sweet pepper. Add the reserved lime juice mixture; toss to coat. Serve pork with corn salad.

4. *If using wooden skewers, soak in enough water to cover for 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information
1 cup: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 380mg; Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 12g); Protein 25g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 35%; Vitamin C 90%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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