Southwestern corn salad with pork

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Dried ancho chile; (1 ounce)
1½ ounce Sun-dried tomatoes; (20)
Packed without oil
2 cups Boiling water
1 tablespoon Olive oil
¼ cup Minced red onion
1 Garlic; minced
3 cups Fresh corn kernels
2 cups Diced zucchini
¼ cup Tequila
1 tablespoon Minced fresh tarragon
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Pork tenderloin; (1-pound)
¾ teaspoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
Vegetable cooking spray
8 cups Torn romaine lettuce

Directions

Remove stem and seeds from chile. Combine chile, tomatoes, and boiling wate r; cover and let stand 20 minutes.

Drain, reserving ¼ cup liquid.

Chop chile and tomatoes; set aside.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic ; saute 1 minute. Add reserved ¼ cup liquid, corn, zucchini, and tequila; cook 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid nearly evaporates.

Spoon into a bowl; stir in chopped chile, chopped tomato, tarragon, and ½ teaspoon salt; let cool to room temperature.

Trim fat from pork; rub pork with cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper. Pre pare grill.

Place pork on rack coated with cooking spray; cover and cook 20 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees, turning pork occasionally. Yi eld: 4 servings.

~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 417 Calories; 8g Fat (17% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 65g Carbohydrate; 37mg Cholesterol;

809 mg Sodium

NOTES : You can also make this recipe with quail (which can be found frozen in gourmet markets) or any game bird. Substitute 4 quail, cleaned, if desi red. Split each quail in half lengthwise; sprinkle ¾ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper over both sides of quail. Prepare gr ill. Place quail on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cover and cook 5 minutes on each side or until quail is done. To serve, cut into ¼-inch-th ick slices. Place 2 cups lettuce in each of 4 salad bowls; top each with 1 cup corn mixture and one-fourth of pork slices.

Nutr. Assoc. : 2607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5663 0 3412 0 0 0 0 0 0 1280

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