Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 2 cups pineapple chunks, diced
• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1 pork tenderloin, about 1-1/4 pounds, sliced 1/2 inch thick
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 package white corn tortillas (10 per package)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat grill or broiler

Dressing:
2. In small bowl, whisk together lime juice, sugar, salt and the pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil until blended. Stir in cilantro.

Salsa:
3. In medium bowl, combine pineapple, tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the dressing.

Pork tacos:
4. Combine remaining dressing (about 1/3 cup) with the pork in resealable plastic bag. Marinate in refrigerator about 15 minutes. Grill or broil pork about 6 minutes, turning, or until desired doneness. Slice into thin strips, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave 1 minute. To serve, fill a warm tortilla with few pork strips and some salsa, and fold up.