Carter Family Recipes

Grilled Pork Chops with Two-Melon Salsa
Cover this quick and easy grilled pork recipe with a tasty salsa that uses summer’s freshest fruits and flavors to round out the meal.

Ingredients

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

Preparation

To Prepare Salsa

  1. Combine the first 7 ingredients
  2. set aside.

To Prepare Pork Chops

  1. Hat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Combine oil and next 4 ingredients (through black pepper) in a small bowl.
  3. Rub oil mixture over both sides of pork chops. Coat pan with cooking spray.
  4. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
  5. Serve with salsa.
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