Spice-Rubbed Pork Skewers with Cherry Tomato Couscous

Adapted from Cooking Light

I love pork tenderloin.  I have never grilled it before, though.  Luckily this rub lived up to my expectations and the couscous was yummy, as usual.  I love cherry tomatoes and grilled zucchini.  It was just a perfect summer meal. 

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbs brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 1 (1 lb) pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 1 tsp chile paste
• 16 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• ½ yellow squash, peeled and sliced
• ½ cup couscous
• 2 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 Tbs chopped fresh parsley
• Cooking spray
• 2 Tbs soy sauce
• 1 Tbs dark sesame oil

Directions:

• Prepare grill at medium-high heat.
• Combine first 7 ingredients.  Cut pork in half crosswise; cut each half into cubes.  Combine pork cubes and chile paste in a shallow dish; toss to coat.  Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over pork; toss to coat.  Let pork stand for 10 minutes.
• Thread pork cubes onto wooden skewers.  Place skewers on a grill rack coated with cooking spray.  Grill 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.  Option:  to grill yellow squash you can either thread on wood skewers or place in a veggie grill dish.  Grill until browned.
• Meanwhile, cook the couscous according to package directions.  Fluff with fork and add cherry tomatoes, lemon juice and parsley.  Top with yellow squash when ready to serve.
• Serve pork skewers with couscous.  Drizzle soy sauce and sesame oil over skewers and couscous, to taste.