Grilled Pork Chops with Spicy Mustard Salsa

Grilled Pork Chops with Spicy Brown Mustard Salsa

One of my favorite restaurants to eat at, when we are in Los Angeles, is Cafe Brazil. It's a small restaurant, with seating for less than 50 people but the food is fantastic. If you've ever watched any dating show, then you've probably seen this restaurant several times, dating show's love to film dates there. It holds a special place in my heart because it was one of the first restaurant's  that my husband I would frequent when we were dating.  His mom lived in LA so we'd go up for a visit, and then grab lunch or dinner before heading back, sometimes with mom in tow.  The food there is pretty straightforward as far as food goes, meat, beans and rice, fresh tropical juices.  Simple as can be, but the food doesn't have to be fancy to taste good.  One of my favorite entree's there is grilled pork chops with beans and rice, and a simple tomato and onion salsa, to which they add fresh parsley and a spicy brown mustard vinaigrette! So what's a girl to do when a craving for Cafe Brazil strikes? Get in the car and drive there, or make it herself! I obviously chose the latter!

 

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Prep time: 5-7 minutes

Cook time: 10-15 minutes

Total time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:

Salsa:

1/2 cup tomatoes chopped

2 tablespoons of finely chopped onion

2 tablespoons of parsley

sea salt to taste

Vinaigrette
1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
3teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Sea salt to taste

Pork chops
2 thick pork chops

1 teaspoon garlic

1 teaspoon onion

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1/8 teaspoon chili powder

sea salt to taste

Directions: 

Combine the ingredients for the mustard vinaigrette and set aside.

Combine the ingredients for the salsa, top with the vinaigrette and set aside. 

Combine the seasoning for the pork chops, then rub generously into pork chops

grill chops for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until cooked through--do not over cook, pork chops dry out quickly.  Once chops are done, top with spicy salsa and enjoy!