Ingredients
For the Pork:
- 2 - Hatfield® Marinated Pork Tenderloin (I used the Tuscan Marinated)
- 2 cups of uncooked fresh baby spinach
- 8 slices of fresh mozzarella
- 6 - 8 sun dried tomatoes - diced
- 1 medium sweet onion - sliced thin
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. sweet paprika
- Fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tbs. olive oil
- Butchers twine
For the Caprese Salad:
- 3 Heirloom tomatoes
- Fresh mozzarella slices
- Fresh basil leaves
- Fresh ground sea salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Slice the tomatoes 1/4 inch thickness.
Instructions
For the Pork:
- Heat a small cast iron frying pan. Place the sliced onion in the dry pan and sprinkle with the sugar, salt, ground black pepper and sweet paprika.
- When the onion is softened add the olive oil and toss. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Working on a large cutting board, start butterflying open your tenderloin by running a sharp knife about 1/2 an inch above the bottom side of the tenderloin. Keep your knife at a parallel 1/2 inch above the cutting board as you unroll the tenderloin until it is flat.
- Layer each flattened tenderloin with the spinach, mozzarella, sun dried tomato and sweet onion.
- Roll tightly until it looks like a slightly bigger version of the tenderloin you started with. Tie off every couple of inches with butcher’s twine.
- The tenderloin may be barbecued or if the weather does not permit, heat a large cast-iron frying pan with a tbs. of olive oil.
- Grill with a medium high heat for 20-25 minutes or until the internal temperature of the tenderloin is 145 degrees F. in the thickest part of the meat.
- Turn the pork tenderloin every 5 minutes while cooking.
- Allow the tenderloin to rest at least 5 minutes before removing the butcher's twine, slicing the tenderloin into about 1-inch thick rounds.
- Serve with your favorite sides.
For the Caprese Salad:
- Layer the tomatoes alternating with the fresh mozzarella and the fresh basil leaves.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the fresh ground sea salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6-8