Grilled Sirloin Skewers with Peaches and Peppers

A perfect summer dinner. This recipe is fresh, bright, and bursting with flavor. The vinegar parsley sauce nicely complements and garnishes the rest of the dish. Serve this dish with a green vegetable that is in season and a rice side.

Grilled Sirloin Skewers with Peaches and Peppers
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light
Kebabs:
1 tbs ground cumin
1 tsp cracked black pepper
2 3/4 tsp kosher salt
2 pounds boneless sirloin steak, cut into 48 (1-inch) pieces
4 peaches, each cut into 8 wedges
2 small red onions, each cut into 8 wedges
2 large red or green bell peppers, each cut into 8 (1-inch) pieces

Sauce:
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
Parsley sprigs (optional)

Preparation:
Prepare grill.

To prepare kebabs, combine first 7 ingredients; toss well. Thread 3 steak pieces, 2 peach wedges, 1 onion wedge, and 1 bell pepper piece alternately onto each of 16 (12-inch) skewers. Place kebabs on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Place kebabs on a platter; cover loosely with foil. Let stand 5 minutes.

To prepare sauce, combine chopped parsley and next 5 ingredients (chopped parsley through garlic), stirring with a whisk. Spoon over kebabs. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

Balsamic-Lime Grilled Peaches and Pork with Baby Spinach

Grilled peaches with meat? Really? Yes! Try it and you will love it! This recipe is fresh, easy and tasty. The sweetness of the grilled peaches is balanced out well with the tart lime-vinegar dressing. If the dressing is too tart for you, add some olive oil to the mix. This recipe would also be good with grilled chicken. For the kids: omit the dressing and serve the peaches, pork, and spinach (with ranch) separately-- and they may be more apt to enjoy it. Grilled asparagus and crusty whole-grain rolls would finish off the meal well. If you need something more hardy, add a baked potato on the side.

Balsamic-Lime Grilled Peaches & Pork with Baby Spinach
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut pork loin chops
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, divided
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 large peaches, peeled, halved, and pitted (about 12 ounces)
6 cups baby spinach
1 teaspoon turbinado or granulated sugar

Place each piece of pork between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and pound each piece to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or a rolling pin.

Combine 2 tablespoons vinegar, juice, thyme, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon juice mixture. Pour the remaining juice mixture in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add pork; seal and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour, turning occasionally.

Preheat grill to medium heat.

Place peaches, cut sides up, on a plate; drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar.

Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side or until pork is done. Set aside.

Place peaches, cut sides down, on grill rack; grill 4 minutes or until soft and slightly browned. Turn and cook 2 minutes or until heated through. Cut each peach half into 4 slices. Slice pieces of pork into 1-inch-thick strips.

Drizzle baby spinach with reserved 1 tablespoon juice mixture, tossing to coat. Divide spinach evenly among 4 plates. Top with grilled pork strips and peach slices; sprinkle evenly with turbinado sugar.

Grilled Salmon Tacos with Peach Salsa

Oh, these are so delicious. The peach salsa gives the tried-and-true mango salsa a good run-for-the-money. You can make this with any fish that is not too delicate for the grill. For this meal, the only thing you have to "cook" is the Salmon, the rest is just a mix of fresh, whole, foods. It doesn't get better than that.

Grilled Salmon Tacos with Peach Salsa
Peach salsa:
3 cups coarsely chopped peeled peaches (about 6 small peaches)
1 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon chopped seeded serrano chile (I used jalepeno from the garden)
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt

Grilled salmon:
salmon fillets
salt
fresh ground black pepper
Paprika

Tacos:
8 corn tortillias
2 cups shredded green cabbage or packaged coleslaw mix
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
sour cream

Peach salsa: Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl; toss gently.
Salmon: Prepare grill. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper and a dash of paprika. Place fish on grill; grill 6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Tacos: Mix shredded cabbage with a little light sour cream to desired consistancy. Warm the corn tortillas in a hot skillet. Break the fish into pieces, and place fish, cabbage mixture, peach salsa, and cilantro inside the taco shell.