Sunday, April 21, 2019

Spice-crusted roast pork tenderloin with watercress salad

Year-Round Fresh pg. 31 4 serv 4 points oven
Pork:
1 garlic clove, minced
2 t chili powder
1 t ground cumin
½ t ground coriander
¼ t salt
¼ t black pepper
1 (1 pound) lean pork tenderloin, trimmed
1 t olive oil
Salad:
2 T orange juice
2 T lime juice
1 scallion, thinly sliced
1 ½ t canola oil
1 T lemon juice
1 t sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ t salt
¼ t black pepper
6 c loosely packed trimmed watercress sprigs or baby greens
1 c grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1. Preheat oven to 425
2. To make pork, combine garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper in small bowl. Rub seasoning on all sides of tenderloin.
3. Heat oil in large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add tenderloin and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 145 degrees, 15-20 minutes. Let pork rest 5 minutes, then cut into 24 slices.
4. Meanwhile, to make dressing, whisk together OJ, lime juice, scallion, oil, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper in small bowl.
5. Arrange watercress and tomatoes on serving platter. Top with tenderloin slices; drizzle with dressing.   6 slices=1 serving

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