Roast pork tenderloin with orange and red onion salsa

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Pork tenderloins; 10 to 12 ounces
Salt; freshly cracked black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
2 Oranges; peeled, seeded, finely chopped
1 Red onion; finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic; minced
½ Chili pepper; minced, or to taste (up to 1)
⅓ cup Fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons Honey; or to taste (up to 3)
2 teaspoons Each: ground cumin; chili powder
¼ cup Coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. Heat oven to 500 degrees. Season tenderloins generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet until hot but not smoking. Add tenderloins; sear all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from skillet. Place in 13- by 9-inch baking pan; cook, turning once, until center is slightly pink, about 15 to 18 minutes. 2. For salsa, combine orange, onion, garlic, chili pepper, lime juice, honey, cumin, chili powder, cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste in small bowl. Mix well; set aside. 3. Remove tenderloin from oven; allow to rest 5 minutes. Cut into 1-inch thick slices and serve with salsa. Nutrition information per serving: Calories....190 Fat.............⅗ g Cholesterol...70 mg Sodium...⅗ mg Carbohydrates....9 g Protein.....⅕ g Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Rrairie@... on Jul 23, 1997

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