Grilled Pork Skewers with Bay and Lemon and Tomato Cucumber Salad
This grilled dish pairs pork loin, cubed with bay leaf, crumbled, lemon juice and tomato, chopped. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.
Cut the pork into even cubes. Toss with bay leaf (crumbled), garlic, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Marinate 15-30 minutes (or up to overnight).
pork loin
Thread pork onto skewers. Preheat a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
white rice
Cook the rice in salted water until tender; drain and keep warm.
Grill the skewers 8-10 minutes total, turning often, until browned and cooked through.
olive oiltomatocucumbersalt
Mix tomato and cucumber with the remaining olive oil and a pinch of salt to make a simple salad.
white rice
Serve skewers over rice with the fresh salad on the side.
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