Best 7 Caribbean Pineapple Salsa Recipes

GRILLED CARIBBEAN PORK WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix marinade ingredients. Place pork tenderloins in bag; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight to marinate, turning bag over once or twice.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking as directed by manufacturer. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade. Before cooking with indirect heat, place pork on grill directly over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes. Turn pork; cook 5 minutes on other side.
• To cook with indirect heat, move partially cooked pork to unheated side of two-burner gas grill or over drip pan on charcoal grill. (If using one-burner gas grill, cook over low heat.) Cover grill; cook 25 to 30 minutes longer or until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix all salsa ingredients except oil. Stir in oil.
• Place pork on cutting board; let stand 5 minutes. Cut diagonally into slices; serve with salsa.

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor). Place cereal in shallow dish. Stir in jerk seasoning.
• In large food-storage plastic bag, place chicken, buttermilk, mustard and pepper sauce. Seal bag; shake well. Remove chicken from bag; coat with cereal mixture. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix salsa ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Serve chicken with salsa.

CARIBBEAN PORK WITH AVOCADO-PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• To create Spice Rub: In a small bowl, combine light-brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cumin, allspice, and ground pepper.
• Heat broiler, with rack 4 inches from heat source. Line a broilerproof rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place pork on pan; rub all over with oil, and coat evenly with spice rub.
• Broil, turning occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into pork registers 150 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Wrap loosely with foil in pan; let rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing thinly. Serve with the salsa.

CARIBBEAN PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Squeeze all of the liquid out of the tomato and chop finely.
• Put the brown sugar in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add the vinegar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the remaining ingredients and combine. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA....

Steps:

• Make salsa first.
• Combine all salsa ingredients except cilantro and refrigerate up to one day. Add cilantro just before serving.
• Puree all ingredients for chicken marinade and put in plastic Ziploc bag with chicken. Marinade no more than 30 minutes. Grill and serve.

CARIBBEAN PORK WITH AVOCADO-PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare spice rub first by combining the brown sugar, coarse salt, cinamon, cumin, pepper and allspice.
• Preheat broiler with rack 4 inches from heat.
• Line a broiler pan with aluminum foil and place pork on pan, rub all over with oil.
• Rub the spice mixture all over the pork, coating it evenly.
• Broil, turning occasionally, about 15-20 minutes (thermometer will read 150F).
• Meanwhile, make the avocado-pineapple salsa by draining the juice from the pineapple into a small bowl.
• Finely chop pineapple and add to the bowl of juice along with the scallions and avocado. Season with a little salt and pepper, toss gently to combine.
• When pork is finished, slice thinly and serve with the salsa.
• To save the salsa as leftovers, line the bowl with plastic wrap, putting the wrap down into the bowl and directly over the salsa. Then add another piece of plastic wrap over the top, like normal, before refrigerating.

CARIBBEAN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• CHICKEN Blend garlic, jalapeno, oregano, shallot, cilantro, oil and salt in food processor or blender. Put chicken breasts in resealable plastic bag and add garlic mixture. Seal tightly and rub bag to thoroughly coat breasts with mixture. Put bag inside another resealable plastic bag, seal tightly and freeze up to 1 month. * Thaw chicken in refrigerator several hours or overnight. When thawed, add lime juice. Let rest 1/2 hour at room temp. before grilling. PINEAPPLE SALSA Combine pineapple onion,jalapeno and salt & pepper in bowl and set aside. Just before using salsa, add 2 Tbsp. minced cilantro, adjust seasonings and stir well. Grill or broil chicken on both sides until just cooked through (do not overcook), about 6 min. per side, depending on heat of grill and thickness of chicken. Serve hot or at room temperature, topped with pineapple salsa, evenly divided. Garnish with remaining 2 Tbsp. cilantro and lime wedges. 318 calories per serving *I got this recipe out of the LA Times. It works best if you follow the directions and freeze the chicken as directed; I have tried making it all on the same day and it is not the same.