Spiced Pork-and-Red Pepper Skewers with Meteoric Mango Sauce

Make the sauce in advance; cover and chill. The skewers can be assembled a day in advance and put on the grill just before serving.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 4 kebabs and 4 teaspoons sauce)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  cubed peeled ripe mango
• 2  tablespoons  fresh orange juice
• 1  teaspoon  fresh lime juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  small garlic clove, minced
• 1  tablespoon  chopped green onion tops
• 1  tablespoon  finely chopped fresh basil
• 1  teaspoon  finely chopped jalapeño pepper
• 1  (1-pound) pork tenderloin
• 32  (3/4-inch) pieces red bell pepper (about 1 large)
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• 2  teaspoons  Old Bay seasoning
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Place first 5 ingredients in a food processor or blender; process until smooth. Spoon into a bowl; stir in onions, basil, and jalapeño. Cover and chill.

Preheat oven to 450°.

Trim fat from pork; cut into 32 (3/4-inch) cubes. Place pork and bell pepper in a medium bowl. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with seasoning, tossing well to coat. Thread 1 bell pepper piece and 1 pork cube onto each of 32 (6-inch) skewers. Place kebabs on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until pork is done. Serve kebabs with mango sauce.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

104 (30% from fat)

Fat:

3.5g (sat 0.9g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

13.2g

Carbohydrate:

4.8g

Fiber:

0.6g

Cholesterol:

42mg

Iron:

0.9mg

Sodium:

269mg

Calcium:

9mg