Peppered Pork Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Plums

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