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#Healthy Recipe: Grilled Pork Chops with Farro Puttanesca

Pork chops are an excellent source of protein, vitamin B12, potassium, iron, magnesium and zinc. Eating a lean cut of pork, such as tenderloin, loin roast or chop, can help maintain a healthy diet. This recipe is served with farro, a nutritious ancient grain. Farro is high in protein, good for digestion and full of antioxidants. It offers a tasty alternative to white rice.

This recipe, created by Chef Edgardo Llopiz Rivera, executive chef of the Café at Miami Cancer Institute [1], will be served at this year’s Hispanic Women of Distinction [2] luncheon on Friday, August 23.  “It’s easy to prepare, healthy and delicious,” Chef Eddie says.


Grilled Pork Chops with Farro Puttanesca, Baby Spinach, Paprika Oil and Parmesan Crisp


Serves 4

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Nutritional information  (per serving):  Calories 520, Total Fat 14g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Sodium 790mg, Total Carbohydrates 18g, Dietary Fiber 8g, Sugars 8g, Protein 54g.


About Chef Eddie
Edgardo (Eddie) Llopiz Rivera is the executive chef of The Café at Miami Cancer Institute. [3] He and his culinary team at Baptist Health won the Miami Marlins Foundation 2016 Taste of Miami Food & Wine Best of Show Award. Chef Eddie has worked alongside award-winning celebrity chefs Daisy Martinez, Adrianne Calvo, Cindy Hutson and LeRoy Bautista. His passion for cooking began as a teenager cooking with his mother for a homeless community at a neighborhood church. After attending the French Culinary Institute in New York City, Chef Eddie began his career at The Grand Havana Room, a private club where he cooked for celebrities, including Alec and Steven Baldwin, Lawrence Fishbourne, Tommy Mottola and Lisa Ray. In South Florida, he has served as chef at Morton’s Steak House, Angelique Euro Café and Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club.