Peppered pork tenderloin with cherry salsa
Peppered pork tenderloin with cherry salsa recipe in the pork category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 pound dark sweet cherries, pitted and chopped, about 1 cup
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped seeded fresh jalapeno chile
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh coriander
- 3/4 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed of excess fat
- 2 tablespoons crushed black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a bowl stir together cherries, lime juice, zest, onion, jalapeno and coriander.
- Season pork with salt and press peppercorns into it.
- In a large heavy skillet, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork on all sides.
- Transfer pork to a shallow baking dish and roast in oven until a meat thermometer registers 155 degrees F, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
- Slice pork into 1/2 inch thick medallions.
- Serve with salsa on toast points.
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