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    Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Cherry Salsa

    August 10, 2014 by Denise Bustard 20 Comments

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    This chipotle grilled pork tenderloin is topped with a fresh cherry salsa. Easy to prepare with a delicious smoky/sweet flavor, this recipe is perfect for summer!

    Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin on parchment paper with Fresh Cherry Salsa

    So...remember last week when I was so excited about painting my dining room?

    Well. After I painted the dining room, a funny thing happened:

    The living room looked terrible. So I painted the living room.

    And then the couch didn't match. So I bought a new couch (well a 'new to us' couch).

    And now the kitchen looks terrible.

    Reasons you'll ♡ this chipotle grilled pork tenderloin with cherry salsa

    • it's easy to prepare and does not require your oven
    • it's gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo
    • the smoky and sweet flavor combination is so delicious!

     

    Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sliced on Parchment Paper with cherries

    Close up view of Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin sliced on parchment paper

    To be fair, the kitchen is ORANGE. Seriously orange...check it out in this post here. As you can see, the paint has a really weird 'sheer' thing going on that I haven't been really loving. So someday that kitchen is going to get a new paint job. Maybe not that soon. I am starting to experience paint-fatigue...and I still haven't done the bedroom!

    So for now, I am going to have to stay away from Apartment Therapy and avoid looking at house-related pins on Pinterest. They put waaaay too many ideas in my head!

    With all the painting/decorating/organizing and reorganizing that has been happening, it is nice to have a simple, easy dinner, like this chipotle grilled pork tenderloin.

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin slices with Fresh Cherry Salsa on top

    We have had this chipotle grilled pork tenderloin in one variation or another for dinner several times this summer. It is so easy: marinate in a combination of lime, chipotle peppers and honey. The pork is then grilled until cooked through and the marinade has caramelized, coating the tenderloin in a sweet and smoky layer.

    Then comes Alton Brown's weird but awesome trick for ultra-moist, super flavorful grilled tenderloin: wrapping the cooked pork with additional marinade for 10 minutes. In those 10 minutes, so much more flavor and moisture seeps into the pork. It really revitalizes it {we made the mistake of skipping this step one night and were so disappointed}.

    I topped this chipotle grilled pork tenderloin with a simple and easy fresh cherry salsa: cherries, a few tablespoons of chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice. The cherries and the chipotle are an unexpected, but delicious pairing...I am totally obsessed with it!

    And this is another oven-free recipe...so if I decide to take the plunge and paint my kitchen, I have this recipe in my tool belt 😉

    Tips & equipment for the perfect grilled pork tenderloin

    • I recommend using a digital thermometer to tell when your pork tenderloin is cooked through, and we love using this cherry pitter
    • freeze leftover adobo sauce and adobo peppers to use later
    • looking for more pork tenderloin recipes? Check out this post on How to Cook Pork Tenderloin, this Amazing Pork Tenderloin Marinade and this Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Soy Ginger Sauce
    chipotle grilled pork tenderloin with fresh cherry salsa on parchment
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    Chipotle Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Cherry Salsa

    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: American
    Calories: 379kcal
    Author: Denise Bustard
    Servings: 3
    This chipotle grilled pork tenderloin is topped with a fresh cherry salsa. Easy to prepare with a delicious smoky/sweet flavor, this recipe is perfect for summer!
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time1 hr

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb pork tenderloin (roughly 450 g)

    Marinade

    • 1 lime (zested)
    • 1 lime (juiced)
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • ¼ cup honey
    • 4 chipotle peppers coarsely chopped
    • 4 teaspoons adobo sauce {from can of chipotle peppers}
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ½ teaspoons salt

    Fresh Cherry Salsa

    • 1 cup cherries pitted and sliced into quarters
    • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
    • 2 teaspoons lime juice

    Instructions

    Grilled Chipotle Pork Tenderloin

    • Combine marinade ingredients. Pour half of marinade into a resealable bag with pork tenderloin; cover and store other half of marinade until ready to cook pork. Marinate pork for 1 hour or more.
    • Pre-heat barbecue to medium-high. Discard marinade and cook pork over indirect heat {towards the edge} for 15-20 minutes per side, or until cooked to an internal temperature of 145°F {63°C}.
    • Place cooked pork tenderloin in aluminum foil, bringing the edges up around it to form a 'basket'. Pour the remaining marinade over the pork, and seal the aluminum foil, allowing everything to rest for 10 minutes.

    Fresh Cherry Salsa:

    • Combine all ingredients and serve over the pork.

    Notes

    1 lb pork tenderloin serves roughly 3 people, so increase this recipe as needed to feed your family.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/3 of batch | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1624mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 5.2mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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    • Recipe adapted from the Food Network

    About Denise Bustard

    Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more. read more

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