I hope you all are having a wonderful long weekend. We didn't go to even one cookout or party, I can't believe it. We just hung around the yard, gardening and we got the pool opened and little things like that. And we bought a chiminea, so we made our first fire. So relaxing.
I finished up the planting of my garden. This year I've gotten these planted: eggplant, cucumber, pumpkin, corn, brussel sprouts, celery, carrot, peas, zucchini, summer squash, green beans, basil and cilantro. I'll get my parsley an thyme out there soon. I've been on the fence about growing strawberries. A few years ago I planted them, in a whiskey barrel and we only got a few berries out of it and it attracted the birds like crazy. If you have a tip for me on that, I'd love to hear it, because I'd love to grow them successfully.
Speaking of the strawberries, you are going to wonder if the flavors in these Strawberry Salsa Grilled Pork Chops actually go well together, and that's okay, question away, but try it and your palette will thank you.
This was definitely another of those recipes that I served to the family with a cautionary 'if this doesn't work, we can order pizza".
My husband definitely wasn't confident, he was sort of reluctant to eat it, I could see it all over his face but once he took a bite, he praised it over and over. The flavors just work and everything just sort of pops full of flavor and freshness. Making these Strawberry Salsa Grilled Pork Chops definitely has me thinking that I need to use fruit more in my savory dishes.
I adapted the Strawberry Salsa recipe from a Strawberry Tomato Salsa recipe I found on Taste of Home. My family and I are not huge into tomatoes (ssshh, don't tell my Italian family), so I opted for more strawberry and less tomato.
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Strawberry Salsa Grilled Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 1 pint fresh strawberries halved the long way and then cut into half moon slices
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes quartered
- 3 green onions chopped
- ¼ C cilantro fresh, chopped
- 3 T olive oil
- 1 T balsamic vinegar
- ¼ t salt
- 4 boneless pork chops
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place strawberries, tomatoes, green onions and cilantro in a bowl, stir gently.
- In a small bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar and salt. Pour mixture over strawberry mixture. Stir gently to combine. Refrigerate while cooking pork.
- Preheat grill on medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Season pork chops generously with salt and pepper.
- Add pork chops to grill, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook about 6 minutes per side or until thermometer reads about 150.
- Remove chops from heat and allow to rest 5 minutes.
- Spoon salsa over pork just before serving.
Baby June says
Great photographs! That strawberry salsa sounds awesomely unique, I'll have to try it someday.
foodyschmoody says
Thanks so much! I'm glad you came by.
The Food Hunter says
What a delicious idea!
Aunt Bee says
I love this so much! I love pork with fruit! Beautiful recipe and photos!
Paula - bell'alimento says
Now this is a pork chop!
Martha @ A Family Feast says
I'm always looking for new ways to prepare pork chops - this looks delicious!
Brenda@Sugarfreemom says
That strawberry salsa sounds fantastic! I wouldn't need any meat, I'd eat it out of the bowl, delish!
Ginny McMeans says
Sounds wonderful. I love the salsa!!!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Ginny, the salsa is also delicious on it's own. I may have scooped a few up with chips while I was cooking 🙂
Marilyn Lesniak says
These look so good and I have strawberries at home too!
Del's cooking twist says
Looks terribly good! I have plenty of strawberries and I was wondering how to use them. Now I know!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks you and yes it's a great way to use up that unassigned package of strawberries
Rose | The Clean Dish says
Wow! This looks amazing! I'm not big into pork but I'd love to try this dish! Thanks for sharing!
foodyschmoody says
Rose, thanks so much. I'm not big into pork either, which is why I need it dressed up in something yummy
Nettie Moore says
I see your gorgeous pictures, have to try this yummy recipe <3 Nettie
foodyschmoody says
Thanks so much Nettie! I'm glad it's not a big issue w/ the photos! Thanks for checking in on it for me 🙂
Jenn @ Deliciously Sprinkled says
YUM, perfect summer dish! 🙂
foodyschmoody says
Thank you Jenn!
Nikki @ NikSnacks says
'Tis the season for strawberries! Thank you for sharing! Mmm, how creative!
foodyschmoody says
Thank you so much for the compliment Nikki 🙂
Jen @ Carlsbad Cravings says
Found you through Savory Experiments Link Party - and I'm so glad I did! Love the combination of pork with strawberry salsa - sounds satisfyingly delicious and refreshing!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Jen, I'm glad you found your way over. I'm already a fan of your page 🙂 Thanks so much for dropping here and my FB page 🙂
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
WOAH this looks perfect for summwe, simple, delish and colorful!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Sophia! And yes it is super simple!
Linda Warren says
This looks absolutely fantastic! I love fruit and balsamic together in a sauce and add in the cilantro and I'm all for trying it. We grill a lot all year round living in Florida and this one will definitely be on my table soon. Good luck with the garden.
Erlene says
OMGoodness the strawberry salsa looks so good, but I don't know if my kids would be happy with me chopping up their strawberries (they're very protective of their fruits). Thanks for shairng this on The Weekend Social.
foodyschmoody says
Ha, Erlene, my youngest is the same way, I'm not to do anything to her fruit but wash it!
KC Kahn the Kitchen Chopper says
How fortuitous, I have pork chops defrosting and strawberries available. Dinner!! Thanks for helping me out!
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
What a great use for strawberries. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Lori Hart says
Congratulations!! Your recipe has been featured at Tickle My Tastebuds on my blog, Lori’s Culinary Creations. Hop on over and grab a feature button and link up your latest culinary creations. Congrats again.
foodyschmoody says
So great! thank you so much for the feature Lori!
Joanne T Ferguson says
G'day! Looks delish! I could go for one right now!
Congrats for also being featured in this week's Olive and Grapevine newsletter!
Cheers! Joanne
Mari says
Great share must try!!
foodyschmoody says
Oh, I'm so glad you like it, thank you Mari.