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Island Pork Tenderloin Salad

 

The superb flavor of jerk pork – the perfect dinner for a summer’s day. This recipe looks involved but it’s not.

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Ingredients
  1. INGREDIENTS
  2. Pork
  3. 2 tsp. salt 10 mL
  4. 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper 2 mL
  5. 1 tsp. ground cumin 5 mL
  6. 1 tsp. chili powder 5 mL
  7. 1 tsp. cinnamon 5 mL
  8. 2-3 pork tenderloins (21⁄2-3 lbs. TOTAL) 1-1.5 kg
  9. 2 Tbsp. olive oil 30 mL
  10. Glaze
  11. 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 250 mL
  12. 2 Tbsp. finely chopped garlic 30 mL
  13. 1 Tbsp. Tabasco 15 mL
  14. Vinaigrette
  15. 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 45 mL
  16. 1 Tbsp. fresh orange juice 15 mL
  17. 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 15 mL
  18. 1 tsp. curry powder 5 mL
  19. 1⁄4 tsp. black pepper 1 mL
  20. 1⁄2 cup olive oil 125 mL
  21. Salad
  22. 3 Navel oranges, peeled, white pith removed
  23. 6 cups baby spinach, trimmed 1.5 L
  24. 4 cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage 1 L
  25. 1 red pepper, in thin strips
  26. 1⁄2 cup golden raisins 125 mL
  27. 2 firm-ripe avocados, peeled & cut diagonally into thin slices
Instructions
  1. INSTRUCTIONS
  2. To prepare pork: preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Combine salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder and cinnamon. coat pork with spices. Heat oil in ovenproof frying pan over moderately high heat; brown pork, turning often. Leave in pan.
  3. To make glaze: Combine ingredients and pat onto tops of tenderloins. Roast in middle of oven for about 20 minutes. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  4. To make vinaigrette: whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder and pepper. Add oil in a stream, whisking thoroughly.
  5. For the salad: cut oranges crosswise into thin slices. Toss spinach, cabbage, peppers and raisins in a large bowl with 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) vinaigrette.
  6. To assemble salad: cut pork at a 45° angle into 1⁄2" (1.3 cm) slices. Line a large platter with dressed salad. arrange sliced pork, oranges and avocado in rows on top. Drizzle some vinaigrette over avocado and oranges. Pour juices from frying pan over pork.
  7. Serves 4-6 people depending on size of pork tenderloin.
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This recipe is available in the book The Rest of the Best and More.