This has become a regular meal in our house. We all love the salsa. I even make the pork with just a rub sometimes if I don't have time to marinate and it is great. The only thing I've started doing is using garlic salt instead of salt in the salsa.
Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Strawberry-Avocado Salsa
If pressed for time, grill the pork a day ahead, refrigerate, and serve it at room temperature; slice the pork just before serving.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and about 1/3 cup salsa)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 180
- Calories from fat: 33%
- Fat: 6.6g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Protein: 23.3g
- Carbohydrate: 6.6g
- Fiber: 2.2g
- Cholesterol: 63mg
- Iron: 1.7mg
- Sodium: 348mg
- Calcium: 19mg
Ingredients
- Pork:
- 1/4 cup minced chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) slices onion
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- Salsa:
- 5 cups quartered strawberries (about 2 quarts)
- 1 1/3 cups chopped peeled avocado (about 1 large)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation
- To prepare pork, combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add pork; seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.
- Prepare grill.
- Remove pork from bag; discard marinade. Sprinkle pork evenly with 1 teaspoon salt. Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink), turning occasionally. Let stand 10 minutes; slice.
- To prepare the salsa, combine strawberries and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl; toss gently. Serve immediately with pork.
Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Strawberry-Avocado Salsa Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American, Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate
- COOKING METHOD: Grill, Marinate
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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