Pan Cooked Pork Chop with Cannellini Bean Salsa

Light, clean, quick and easy is usually the route I take during the week. Combining a plain piece of meat such as pork, chicken, beef or fish with simple clean bright ingredients can make all the difference in the world. This Cannellini bean salsa gives this pork chop a swift kick and makes it a party in your mouth!

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 15oz can of Cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
2 large Roma tomatoes, diced
1/3 cup of red onion, minced
2 tbsp of Italian parsley, minced
1 tsp grated lemon zest
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
4 3/4in-1in boneless pork chops

In a large bowl mix first 8 ingredients together, taste for salt and set aside.

Pat the pork chops dry and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. In a large pan, preferably cast iron on high heat, add olive oil. Let the oil get hot. Cook the pork chops 2 at a time, 4-5 minutes on each side, remove from heat and let them rest for 5 minutes.

Plate each pork chop and top with a good amount of the Cannellini bean salsa and serve immediately.