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Baked And Glazed Pork Tender Loin Salad

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6 ounces pork tenderloin - all fat removed
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp olive oil

For Glaze:

1 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 Tbsp Tabasco

For Vinaigrette:

3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp curry powder, toasted
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

For Salad:

3 navel oranges
5 oz baby spinach, trimmed (6 cups leaves)
4 cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage (from 1 med. head)
1 red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into thin strips
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 firm-ripe California avocados

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub.

2) Heat oil in ovenproof 12" heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.

3) Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin. Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140 degrees, about 20 minutes.

4) Let pork stand in skillet at room temperature 10 minutes. (Temperature will rise to about 155 degrees while standing.)

5) For the meantime, whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.

6) Cut peel, including white pith, from oranges with a sharp knife, then cut oranges crosswise into 1/4" thick slices.

7) Toss spinach, cabbage, bell pepper, and raisins in a large bowl with about 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Halve, pit, and peel avocados, then cut diagonally into 1/4" slices

8) Cut pork at a 45-degree angle into 1/2" thick slices. Line a large platter with dressed salad and arrange sliced pork, oranges, and avocados in rows on top.

9) Drizzle some vinaigrette over avocados and oranges. Pour any juices from skillet over pork.

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 0 hr 20 mins
Cook Time: 0 hr 25 mins
Ready In: 0 hr 25 mins
   
Category: Main Course
Main Ingredient: Pork
Cooking Method: Baking
Recipe Tags: baked and glazed pork tender loin salad baked pork tender loin salad pork tender loin salad