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Turmeric pork with watermelon salad

Turmeric and ginger are a great match with pork.

turmeric pork with watermelon salad

Credit: Tropical Gourmet

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • 400 g piece of pork neck, cut into 4 medallions, pounded, or 4 pork chops
  • ½ cup Greek style yoghurt
  • 1 tsp finely grated fresh turmeric
  • 1 tsp finely grated ginger
  • Pinch chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ¼ of a watermelon, cut into 2cm cubes
  • Small handful mixed herbs (mint, coriander, parsley)
  • 1 lime
  • Salt
Marinating time: 2 hours or overnight

Instructions

  1. Combine the yoghurt, fresh turmeric, ginger, chilli and honey and season with salt. Add the pork medallion and marinate for 2-3 hours or even better overnight.
  2. For the watermelon salad mix the watermelon, picked herbs, lime, salt and ½ a tablespoon of olive oil.
  3. Heat a grill pan, bbq and pan over a medium to high heat. Wipe off excess marinade and grill pork for 3-4 minutes on each side, turning 4 times throughout the cooking process.
  4. Serve salad with the grilled pork.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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