Pork skewers with caprese salad

Recipes / Meat

With just a few pantry staples and some fresh ingredients, you can create this exciting pork skewer meal in a flash.

Recipe «Pork skewers with caprese salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 8 pork loin steaks, halved lengthwise, 140g Tamar Valley Greek Style Yoghurt, 2 cloves garlic, crushed, 2 tbsp each finely chopped basil and flat-leaf parsley, 1 lemon, zested , 2 tbsp olive oil, Grilled pita bread , to serve, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar , 2 tsp caster sugar, 60ml olive oil, 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges, 1 large red onion, thinly sliced, 1 cup basil leaves, 180g tub bocconcini, drained, torn.

Ingredients:

  • 8 pork loin steaks, halved lengthwise 
  • 140g Tamar Valley Greek Style Yoghurt 
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed 
  • 2 tbsp each finely chopped basil and flat-leaf parsley 
  • 1 lemon, zested 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • Grilled pita bread , to serve 
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 
  • 2 tsp caster sugar 
  • 60ml olive oil 
  • 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges 
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 
  • 1 cup basil leaves 
  • 180g tub bocconcini, drained, torn 

Instructions

  1. Place pork, yoghurt, garlic, basil, parsley, lemon zest and oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then toss well to combine. Stand at room temperature for 15 minutes to marinate.
  2. Thread pork lengthwise onto skewers. Lightly grease a chargrill pan or barbecue, then preheat to high. Cook skewers, turning, for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate and rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, to make salad, whisk vinegar, sugar and oil in a large bowl until combined. Add tomatoes, onion, basil and bocconcini, and gently toss to combine. Season.
  4. Divide skewers and salad among plates. Serve with pita bread, if using.