Watermelon Pork Tacos in Lettuce Shells

Ingredients

• 4 servings leaves cut into 4-inch lengths to resemble taco shells
• 0.3  cucumber english seeded cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons ginger fresh chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic fresh minced
• 1  haas avocados pitted peeled cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 2 pounds pork tenderloins 1-inch-thick trimmed cut into slices
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 1 tablespoon onion powder 
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 
• 1 tablespoon pepper freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 
• 4 large sturdy romaine-heart 
• 1 tablespoon serrano chile minced seeded
• 0.3 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
• 0.5 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce 
• 3 tablespoons soya sauce 
• 1 cup watermelon cubes 

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk
• grill
• ziploc bags

Directions

1. Combine all the pork ingredients in a resealable plastic bag and marinate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, for the salsa, whisk together the rice vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce and sesame oil in a medium bowl. Gently fold in the watermelon, cucumber and avocado. Refrigerate until chilled.
2. Preheat a grill to medium heat.
3. Remove the pork from the marinade, pat dry and grill for 2 minutes on one side. Turn and grill 1 more minute; remove from the heat and let rest 3 minutes before cutting into 1/2-inch pieces.
4. Fill the lettuce "shells" with pork, top with salsa and devour!
5. Photograph by Tina Rupp