How To Prepare
1. Pour 8 cups cold water in a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Add pork to water; let stand for 1 hour.
2. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.
3. Drain pork; pat dry. Brush pork with oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place pork on grill rack; grill 15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink), turning pork occasionally. Remove pork from grill; let stand 5 minutes. Cut across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
4. Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, plums, and next 5 ingredients (through chile); toss gently to combine. Serve relish with pork. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.
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Brined Pork Tenderloin with Plum and Jicama Relish
How To Prepare
1. Combine 1 cup boiling water and chile in a small bowl; let stand 10 minutes or until hydrated. Drain; finely chop chile. Combine chile, 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 tablespoon juice, oil, and 1 teaspoon cumin in a zip-top plastic bag. Mince 4 garlic cloves; add to bag. Add steak to bag; seal. Shake to coat; refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 450°.
3. Crush remaining 4 garlic cloves. Arrange crushed garlic, onion, and tomatillos in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; lightly coat vegetables with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes or until charred. Combine tomatillo mixture, remaining 2 tablespoons oregano, remaining 1 tablespoon juice, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and Splenda in a blender; process until smooth, scraping sides.
4. Preheat the grill to high heat.
5. Remove steak from bag; sprinkle both sides of steak evenly with remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Place steak on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 2 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest portion of steak registers 135° or until desired degree of doneness. Let steak stand 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices. Place 3 ounces steak on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with about 3 tablespoons sauce; sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro.
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Grilled Skirt Steak and Roasted Tomatillo Sauce
How To Prepare
1. Peel and segment grapefruit with a sharp knife on a cutting board; reserve juice in a bowl. Toss grapefruit segments and juices with arugula and cucumber; divide salad among 4 serving plates. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Sprinkle remaining pepper over both sides of salmon. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add fish (skin-side down) to skillet, and cook until fish releases easily from pan (about 4 minutes). Using a spatula, gently flip fish and cook about 3 minutes more. Drizzle salads with reserved dressing.
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Grapefruit and Cucumber Salad With Seared Salmon
How To Prepare
1. Preheat oven to 450° with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 large (4-sided) baking pans with foil.
2. Arrange cauliflower on baking pans and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast, switching position of pans after 15 minutes, until golden in spots and just tender (30 minutes total).
3. While cauliflower roasts, mince and mash garlic to a paste and place in a small bowl; whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons oil, lemon zest and juice, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange cauliflower on a platter.
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Roasted Cauliflower
How To Prepare
1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine fennel seeds, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder, and oregano. Brush chicken with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; sprinkle spice rub over chicken. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes or until browned. Turn chicken over; cook 1 minute. Arrange chicken in an 11 x 7–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until done.
3. Heat remaining olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, shallots, and rosemary; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve bell pepper mixture over chicken.
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Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers
How To Prepare
1. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomato to pan; cook 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in Dijon mustard, and minced garlic; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in parsley, chives, tarragon, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and red pepper; keep warm.
2. Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with remaining 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add fish to pan, skin side down; cook 3 minutes or until skin is browned. Turn fish over; cook 3 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Serve fish with the sauce.
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Pan-Roasted Fish with Mediterranean Tomato Sauce
