Description
This amazing low sodium meal features coffee and herb crusted pork tenderloin and veggie skewers with a blueberry salsa. It’s savory, it’s slightly sweet, it’s loaded with fresh vibrant flavors!
Ingredients
Blueberry Salsa Ingredients:
- 1 large lemon, halved
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups roughly chopped fresh blueberries
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
Coffee-Crusted Pork Ingredients:
- 1 (1.5 lb.) pork tenderloin, cubed into 1 ½ inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground coffee
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Vegetable Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large red, yellow, or orange bell peppers, cut into strips
- 1 large red onion, cut into 8 pieces
Instructions
Blueberry Salsa Instructions:
- Preheat grill to 425°(F).
- Brush lemon halves with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and season with pepper. Grill for 3-5 minutes, or until lightly charred and softened. Cool, and juice the lemon halves into a medium bowl.
- Add the remaining ingredients into the bowl, and stir well. Let sit at room temperature while assembling the skewers.
Coffee-Crusted Pork Instructions:
- Whisk together the brown sugar, coffee, paprika, chili powder, hot smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt together.
- Rub the mixture all over the cubed meat. Reserve.
Vegetable Instructions:
- Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, chili powder, paprika, and cumin together in a large bowl.
- Place the vegetables in the bowl, and stir well to coat.
Grilling and Assembly Instructions:
- Place the pork on metal skewers.
- Alternate between the bell peppers and onion, on separate metal skewers.
- Place the pork skewers on the preheated grill, and cook for 15 minutes, turning once halfway through. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the pork is between 145°(F), and 165°(F), depending on your personal preference.
- Grill the vegetable skewers until charred and cook through, about 8 minutes, turning halfway through.
- Remove the skewers from the grill, and let rest for 5 minutes tented under foil before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American