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Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Spinach, Apricots and Goat Cheese
Kris Mullen
A down-home country pork roast married to a sophisticated medley of fruit, vegetables, rice, cheese, and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz pork tenderloin
- 1/4 cup cooked long-grain wild rice blend
- 2 Tbs dried apricots, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup baby spinach
- 3 Tbs goat cheese
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbs olive oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400º.
- Butterfly cut the pork tenderloin lengthwise.
- In a bowl, combine cooked rice, apricots, garlic, and rosemary; salt and pepper to taste.
- Place spinach along the center of the pork, top with goat cheese and wild rice mixture.
- Roll the pork tenderloin, ensuring the stuffing is bound in the center. Using butchers' twine, securely tie the stuffed pork. Rub the outside of the roll with Dijon mustard.
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Place pork roll in skillet and brown lightly, turning until meat is a consistent pinkish brown.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand an additional 15 minutes.
- Remove butchers' twine and slice inch-wide cross sections. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 349
Calories from Fat 138 (40%)
(24%)Total Fat 16g
(27%)Saturated Fat 5g
Poly-Unsaturated Fat 1g
Mono-Unsaturated Fat 8g
(28%)Cholesterol 83mg
(7%)Sodium 172mg
(18%)Potassium 633mg
Total Carbohydrate 21g
(8%)Dietary Fibre 2g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(63%)Protein 31g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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