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Peppered Pork Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Plums

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Peppered Pork Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Plums
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
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Worthy of a Special Occasion

Grill the plums for intense flavor.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork, 2 plum halves, and 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese)

Ingredients

  • 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2  teaspoons  fennel seeds
  • 2  teaspoons  coriander seeds
  • 1  teaspoon  kosher salt
  • 1  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 2  (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
  • 2 1/2  teaspoons  olive oil, divided
  • Cooking spray
  • 8  plums, halved and pitted
  • 3/4  cup  (3 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
  • Rosemary sprigs (optional)

Preparation

1. Place first 3 ingredients in a spice or coffee grinder; process until finely ground. Combine spice mixture with salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub pork with 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle spice mixture evenly over pork; wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.

2. Prepare grill.

3. Place pork on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 16 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion registers 155°, turning once. Let stand 10 minutes; slice pork crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

4. Place plum halves in a shallow dish. Drizzle with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; toss gently to coat. Place plums cut sides down on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 3 minutes or until golden. Serve with cheese and pork. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
222 (35% from fat)
Fat:
8.5g (sat 3.5g,mono 3.5g,poly 0.6g)
Protein:
25.5g
Carbohydrate:
10.6g
Fiber:
1.6g
Cholesterol:
71mg
Iron:
1.6mg
Sodium:
429mg
Calcium:
73mg
Victoria Abbott Riccardi, Cooking Light, JULY 2008

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
DesertBorn54
The seasonings on the pork were pretty intense, but very tasty. The plums were fantastic. I accidentally picked up a package of crumbled goat cheese instead of blue cheese, and it worked very well together.07/12/08

5 stars
Melanie
I made this pretty much by the recipe. I marinated overnight. To me, the pork tasted a bit like breakfast sausage with the seasoning combo, but my husband and son loved it. Neither of them liked (or ate more than one bite) of the blue cheese plums. I ate mine. It is surely a new flavor combo that I haven't had before, which is nice on one hand to have something new. I don't think I would serve it to friends, because it is one of those things that people will either like or hate. Honestly, I'll probably not make it at home again at all. I would if it were just me, but since the family doesn't like it, not much point in preparing it special for myself, I didn't like it enough to do that.07/11/08