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Yucatan Pork Tenderloin with Peach-Avocado Salsa
2 small pork tenderloins (about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)
1 tablespoon of garlic pepper
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano
Peach-Avocado Salsa (recipe below)
Trim the tenderloin of fat and silverskin.
Note: Silverskin is a silvery-white connective
tissue. It doesn't dissolve when the tenderloin is
cooked, so it needs to be trimmed away. If the
silverskin is not trimmed off, it will cause the
tenderloin to curl up into the shape of a quarter moon.
Pat the roast dry with paper towels.
Make a lengthwise cut into each tenderloin, until the
loin opens like a book (do not cut all the way through).
Place tenderloins in a shallow glass dish; pour juice
from the orange and lime over the pork. Sprinkle the
garlic pepper and oregano over the pork and press onto
the meat with your fingers. Drizzle with the olive oil.
Cover and let marinade in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat barbecue grill. Bring roast to room temperature
before cooking. Place roast onto hot grill.
Grill,
turning once, approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until a
meat thermometer inserted
into thickest part of the
roast registers 155°F.
Remove from grill and transfer onto a cutting board; let
roast stand 15 minutes before carving
(meat temperature
will rise 5 to 10 degrees after it is removed from the
oven).
Slice crosswise into slices and serve with
Peach-Avocado Salsa.
Peach-Avocado Salsa:
1 fresh peach, pitted, peeled, and diced
1 small avocado, pitted, peeled, and diced
1/4 cup jicama, peeled and diced
3 tablespoons diced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
In a medium bowl, combine the peach, avocado, jicama,
red onion, and cilantro leaves. Whisk the lime juice,
red pepper, and olive oil together; pour over the salsa
mixture and toss. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
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