Grilled Pork Chops with Pickled Red Onions and Raisin-Fig-Balsamic Sauce - California Raisins

Ingredients

• 1 / 2 Cup California raisins
• 1 / 2 Cup dried figs
• 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 / 4 Cup olive oil
• 1 Cup water
• Pulp of 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1 Tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• Salt; to taste
• 1 red onion, cut into rings 1/8-inch thick
• 1 / 2 Cup water
• 1 / 2 Cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 / 4 Cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 Teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 Teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 Teaspoon peeled, chopped fresh gingerroot
• 4 center cut pork chops (4 ounces each)
• Salt and pepper; to taste
• 1 / 2 Cup diced Spanish onion
• 1 Cup sweet corn kernels
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Cup cooked black beans
• 1 / 2 Cup diced red bell pepper
• 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves