Here’s a new dinner idea for you: Orange Ginger Pork Cutlets with Mango Tomato Salsa.
Here’s the deal, my family gets soooo tired of chicken. So we’ve been eating a lot of steak lately. For some reason, I’ve been craving it all summer (especially skirt steak), and I keep buying it and grilling it and serving it for dinner!
Every time I go back to chicken, my family grunts and groans about how often we have chicken. Good grief, family! There are only so many things to serve for dinner. Pork is a great alternative. No one ever seems to complain when I serve pork!
This recipe features pork tenderloin sliced into medallions and pounded into cutlets, rubbed with orange zest and ginger, sautéed and topped with a wonderful fresh mango-tomato salsa! No complaints! Except for one, my tomato-shy son moved all of the tomatoes aside and enjoyed only mangoes. My son goes absolutely bonkers over mangoes. Loves them to pieces, but he is absolutely disgusted by tomatoes. That’s okay… more tomatoes for the adults!
I enjoy making pork cutlets because they cook up quickly (so your hot stove only has to be on for a few minutes in the heat of summer!)… and if you just fry them briefly, they really do turn out tender and delicious. All they need is a little flavor added to them, which we do in this recipe with the orange and ginger. The salsa is a nice addition to make this a perfectly summery sort of dinner. We loved it.
So set aside the boring ‘ol chicken and make this for dinner instead!
Here are a few more pork tenderloin recipes you might enjoy:
- Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin
- Blackberry Hoisin Ginger Pork Tenderloin
- Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Maple- Rosemary Brussels Sprouts
- Honey Sesame Pork Tenderloin
- Pork Tenderloin with Mango Lime Salsa
- Quick- Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fig and Chili Sauce
- Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin
- Grilled Bacon- Rosemary Pork Tenderloin Kebabs
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you will find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Orange Ginger Pork Cutlets with Mango Tomato Salsa
Ingredients
PORK:
- 1 pound pork tenderloins, fat trimmed and silverskin removed
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
SALSA:
- 1 cup chopped fresh mango
- ⅔ cup halved small pear or cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 whole green onions, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cut the tenderloins into 4 to 6 even slices. Place plastic wrap over pork; pound to an even thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Rub each piece of pork with orange zest. Then sprinkle both sides with ginger, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Combine the salsa ingredients in a bowl. Toss, add salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the pork; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side (or until done). Remove the pork from the pan; repeat with the rest of the pork. Serve topped with the mango salsa!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
We eat a lot of chicken in our house too and I know my husband would love to switch things up a bit 🙂 This pork sounds like just the dish! Love love love the mango salsa 🙂
Haha we eat a lot of chicken too, and the husband is always wanting more steak instead! I need to do this pork and I’m sure he’d love it. Plus that mango tomato salsa looks just gorgeous. I love anything with mangoes 🙂 Pinned!
I don’t know why, but I always forget about pork! Thanks for the reminder to work this fresh alternative into our weekly menu (and I <3 the mango twist too!)
I am kind of in a similar situation. My family is tired of chicken too. But we love pork! So this is perfect! Your salsa sounds fantastic!
This. Is. PERFECT. I LOVE chicken, and make it way too often…and then my husband complains that he never wants to see chicken ever in his life. I happen to have a ton of pork just sitting in my freezer, and he loves mangoes! How did you know? 🙂 Pinning!