Grilled Pork Chops with Fresh Nectarine Salsa

This is a family favorite and is requested often. The pork chops are consistently moist and full of flavor. The salsa add the perfect amount of freshness to the dish. I used both nectarines and peaches. I did double the spices... we make a lot of chops.

Had to use peaches instead of nectarines and pan fry the pork instead of grilling. Also I used harissa paste instead of red pepper flakes and chili powder, which I will do again, it added a great flavor dynamic. Regardless, it was delicious! I think it would be great with just about any meat or fish. Can’t wait to make it again with nectarines and I’ll add extra cilantro. To pan fry, I brushed on grape seed oil (both sides), salt & peppered and coated lightly with blend of cumin, coriander, onion powder & garlic powder, coated bottom of cast iron pan with grape seed oil and fried on med-high for about 4 mins on each side. Perfectly tender and great color.

Absolutely perfect way to wrap up summer. So fresh and light and oh so absolutely delicious! The only thing I did differently is I cooked my pork chops in a skillet instead of grilling them. Excellent!

This recipe is great! Simple, delicious, and super flavorful. Very easy to make and so, so good. Will definitely be making this dish all the time!

I was a little skeptical about this one, but intrigued enough to try it anyway. Glad I did! It has a good balance between the sweet and savory, despite my overshooting on the cumin and the chili powder. The only “problem” is that this is far too much food for 2 people to put away in one go, so hopefully the salsa is stable enough to hold up for leftovers. I’ll probably cut it in half next time unless we’re cooking for more than just us. But we will definitely keep this one in the rotation! UPDATED: We FINALLY used up all of the salsa after about a week of finding new things to put it on. It held up well, but I will definitely cut the recipe in half next time. In case you were wondering, this also goes well on smoked pork tenderloin and grilled chicken breast using the same rub as specified for the pork chops here. But unless you’re cooking for a large group, you probably want to halve the amount you make.