Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Pineapple Salad

Pulled pork sandwiches are a favorite in our household and actually really simple to prepare, as long as you plan ahead because it needs most of the day to cook. You can simplify the recipe even further by replacing my homemade barbecue rub with one found in your grocery store. I balanced the indulgent sandwiches with a quick salad made up of a few of our favorite fruits and vegetables that I always have in the fridge.

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 4-8 hours Serves: 4-6

Sandwich ingredients:

• 2 lb boneless pork loin

• 1 bottle of barbecue sauce

• 1 packet of barbecue rub

• Sesame seed hamburger buns

  No rub? No problem, I use…

• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1 tbsp chili powder

• 1/4 cup paprika

• 1 tbsp pepper

• 1 tbsp salt

Cover the pork loin with BBQ rub and rub into both sides before placing the pork loin in the crock pot and covering with the lid. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Once the meat is fully cooked it will shred easily with a fork. I do this in the crock pot so I only have one bowl to clean. Add about half the barbecue sauce bottle to the shredded meat and stir until pork is completely coated. Top buns with 1-2 spoonfuls of pulled pork and add more sauce, if desired.

Salad ingredients:

• 1 canned pineapple

• 1 cup grape tomatoes

• 1 avocado

• 1 medium cucumber

• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

• 1/2 can of sweet corn

• 1 lime, juiced

• 1 pinch of salt and pepper

Dice the fruits and vegetables, toss everything with cilantro and lime juice, and add a little salt and pepper. I like to make the salad about an hour or so before the meat will be ready so the avocado, lime and cilantro mix to make a light, flavorful dressing.