Grilled Pork Cutlets with Watermelon-Cucumber Salad

Name: Grilled Pork Cutlets with Watermelon-Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 pound watermelon (about 1 small), peeled and cut into small wedges (3 cups); 0.5 large cucumber halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise into half-moons; 1 jalapeno chile, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced on the bias (seeded if desired); 0.5 cup torn or small basil leaves; 2 teaspoons nam pla (Asian fish sauce); 0.75 teaspoon whole coriander seeds, toasted and ground; Juice of 1 lime; 8 boneless skinless pork cutlets (2 ½ ounces each), pounded about ⅛ inch thick; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; Coarse salt

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on August 21, 2020

Grilled Pork Cutlets with Watermelon-Cucumber Salad

Prep Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

35 mins

Servings:

4

We think of watermelon as the stuff of fruit salads, but it's also great in savory ones. In this Vietnamese- and Thai-inspired recipe, melon and cucumber salad is the cool contrast to sliced chile and grilled pork (chicken works, too).

Ingredients

1 pound watermelon (about 1 small), peeled and cut into small wedges (3 cups)
½ large cucumber halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise into half-moons
1 jalapeno chile, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced on the bias (seeded if desired)
½ cup torn or small basil leaves
2 teaspoons nam pla (Asian fish sauce)
¾ teaspoon whole coriander seeds, toasted and ground
Juice of 1 lime
8 boneless skinless pork cutlets (2 ½ ounces each), pounded about ⅛ inch thick
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt

Directions

Heat grill to high. Toss together watermelon, cucumber, jalapeno, basil, fish sauce, coriander, and lime juice in a bowl.
Drizzle pork cutlets with olive oil, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Grill until grill marks appear and pork is cooked through, about 1 minute per side. Top pork with watermelon salad.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July 2011