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Pulled Pork Salad with Grilled Vegetables

Name: Pulled Pork Salad with Grilled Vegetables
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Pork
Ingredients: 3 1/2 pounds Boneless pork shoulder roast; 1 tablespoon Chili powder; 2 teaspoons Garlic salt; 1 teaspoon Onion powder; 1 teaspoon Dry mustard; 1 teaspoon Black pepper; 2 medium Zucchini (halved lengthwise); 1 Sweet onion (cut in 1/2-inch rounds); Vegetable oil (for brushing); 2 ears Corn (husked); 3/4 cup Vegetable oil; 1/4 cup Cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons Mustard (coarse-grained); 3 tablespoons Honey; 1 tablespoon Light brown sugar; 1 clove Garlic (crushed under a knife and peeled); 1/2 teaspoon Hot pepper sauce; 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt; 1 1/2 heads Iceberg lettuce (torn into bite-sized pieces); 1 pint Grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, halved); 1 Cucumber (peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced); 3 Radishes (thinly sliced); 1/2 cup Honey roasted peanuts (coarsely crushed)

Recipe and Photo Courtesy of Pork Checkoff

Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 30 - 50 minutes
Cook Time: 4 - 5 hours

Ingredients:

3 1/2 lb Boneless pork shoulder roast
1 tbsp Chili powder
2 tsp Garlic salt
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tsp Dry mustard
1 tsp Black pepper
2 medium Zucchini (halved lengthwise)
1 Sweet onion (cut in 1/2-inch rounds)
Vegetable oil (for brushing)
2 ears Corn (husked)
3/4 cup Vegetable oil
1/4 cup Cider vinegar
3 tbsp Mustard (coarse-grained)
3 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp Light brown sugar
1 clove Garlic (crushed under a knife and peeled)
1/2 tsp Hot pepper sauce
1/4 tsp Kosher salt
1 1/2 heads Iceberg lettuce (torn into bite-sized pieces)
1 pint Grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, halved)
1 Cucumber (peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced)
3 Radishes (thinly sliced)
1/2 cup Honey roasted peanuts (coarsely crushed)

Directions:

Soak 2 large handfuls of hickory or apple wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes.
To smoke pork: Mix 1 Tbs chili powder, 2 tsp garlic salt, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp dry mustard and 1 tsp pepper together and season pork with spice mixture. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Prepare an outdoor grill for indirect cooking with medium heat, about 350 degrees F.
Use a smoker box or create one using small, shallow aluminum foil pan. Remove cooking grates. Preheat grill on high. Turn one burner off. Place disposable aluminum foil pan over on burner, adding 1 handful of drained chips. Replace grates. After chips begin smoking, adjust heat to 350 degrees F.
Lightly oil grill grate. Grill pork with indirect heat, with the lid closed, for 45 minutes. Add remaining drained chips to box or coals and grill for 45 minutes more. Wrap pork in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Grill over indirect heat, with lid closed, about 1 1/2 hours more. Unwrap pork and continue grilling until tender and spice coating is crusty, about 30 minutes.
Transfer to a carving board and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes. Using a knife and your fingers, pull the pork into shreds, discarding excess fat. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
While pork is resting, make vegetables: Prepare grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat, about 450 degrees F. Brush grill grates clean. Lightly oil zucchini halves and onion slices (no need to oil corn). Place onion slices, zucchini and corn on grill and close grill lid. Grill onion slices, turning once, until seared with grid marks and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; transfer to bowl. Grill zucchini, turning once, until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes; add to bowl. Grill corn, turning occasionally, until kernels are lightly browned in spots, 10 to 12 minutes; add to bowl. Let vegetables cool. Chop zucchini and onion into bite-sized pieces, cut kernels from corn, and return vegetables to bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
To make dressing: Process all ingredients (3/4 cup vegetable oil, 1/4 cup cider vinegar, 3 Tbs mustard, 3 Tbs honey, 1 Tbs light brown sugar, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce, 1/4 tsp kosher salt) in blender together until smooth and thickened.
If shredded pork has cooled, you may reheat it in large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until warm, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, zucchini mixture with corn and onions, and 2/3 cup of prepared dressing in a large bowl. Divide salad among 6 salad bowls and top each with equal amounts of warm pork. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve with remaining dressing passed on the side.