This delicious and unusual recipe is perfect for summer entretaining. Use any type of melon you like.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 oz. can frozen lemonade or limeade concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 4 pork loin chops, 1" thick
- 1/4 honeydew or casaba melon, peeled, cut into 4 wedges
- 1/4 cantaloupe melon, peeled, cut into 4 wedges
Preparation:
In small bowl combine concentrate, basil, salt, pepper, and oil. Reserve 1/4 cup and set aside. Pour remaining marinade into zip lock heavy duty plastic bag. Add pork chops, seal, refrigerate, and marinate for 1-2 hours.
Prepare and preheat grill. Drain pork and discard marinade from bag, reserving 1/4 cup marinade. Place pork chops on grill, cover and grill pork 4-5" from medium heat for 12-16 minutes, turning once and brushing 2-3 times with reserved 1/4 cup marinade. Add melon wedges to grill for last 3 minutes of cooking, turning and brushing 2-3 times with reserved marinade until hot. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Discard remaining marinade. Serve pork with melon. Serves 4
