Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranates and Dates

1Sweet and tart!  Dates and Pomegranates -This heart healthy dish is delicious!  I made it on Sunday night and had leftovers last night, which were even better!

Sweet and tart!  Dates and Pomegranates -This heart healthy dish is delicious!  I made it on Sunday night and had leftovers last night, which were even better!

Ingredients: 

2 Tablespoons pomegranate juice

2 pitted dates – plus more for garnish

1 Tablespoon fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup diced shallots

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Make the marinade by combining all the ingredients, minus the pork and the pomegranate seeds,  into a food processor.

Place the pork in a ziploc bag and let pork sit in marinade for at least 30 minutes.

Place the pork in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.  Sear each side for 2 minutes.

Place the skillet and/or dutch oven into an oven preheated to 425 degrees.

Roast meat for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.

Slice pork and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and and dates.

Sweet and tart!  Dates and Pomegranates -This heart healthy dish is delicious!  I made it on Sunday night and had leftovers last night, which were even better!

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons pomegranate juice

2 pitted dates – plus more for garnish

1 Tablespoon fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup diced shallots

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Make the marinade by combining all the ingredients, minus the pork and the pomegranate seeds,  into a food processor.

Place the pork in a ziploc bag and let pork sit in marinade for at least 30 minutes.

Place the pork in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.  Sear each side for 2 minutes.

Place the skillet and/or dutch oven into an oven preheated to 425 degrees.

Roast meat for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.

Slice pork and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and and dates.

Sweet and tart!  Dates and Pomegranates -This heart healthy dish is delicious!  I made it on Sunday night and had leftovers last night, which were even better!

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons pomegranate juice

2 pitted dates – plus more for garnish

1 Tablespoon fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup diced shallots

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Make the marinade by combining all the ingredients, minus the pork and the pomegranate seeds,  into a food processor.

Place the pork in a ziploc bag and let pork sit in marinade for at least 30 minutes.

Place the pork in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.  Sear each side for 2 minutes.

Place the skillet and/or dutch oven into an oven preheated to 425 degrees.

Roast meat for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.

Slice pork and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and and dates.

Nutritional Value 

278 calories per serving

11 g fat

8 g carbs

36 g protein

1 g fiber

*Recipe can be found in this month’s issue of Shape Magazine

278 calories per serving

11 g fat

8 g carbs

36 g protein

1 g fiber

*Recipe can be found in this month’s issue of Shape Magazine

278 calories per serving

11 g fat

8 g carbs

36 g protein

1 g fiber

*Recipe can be found in this month’s issue of Shape Magazine

:

2 Tablespoons pomegranate juice

2 pitted dates – plus more for garnish

1 Tablespoon fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup diced shallots

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Make the marinade by combining all the ingredients, minus the pork and the pomegranate seeds,  into a food processor.

Place the pork in a ziploc bag and let pork sit in marinade for at least 30 minutes.

Place the pork in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.  Sear each side for 2 minutes.

Place the skillet and/or dutch oven into an oven preheated to 425 degrees.

Roast meat for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.

Slice pork and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and and dates.

Nutritional Value

278 calories per serving

11 g fat

8 g carbs

36 g protein

1 g fiber

*Recipe can be found in this month’s issue of Shape Magazine

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