Smart Souvlaki-Style Pork Tenderloin Salad
with Creamy Lemon Dressing
We've taken a Greek staple and given it a 'smart' twist! With a delightful herby marinade, crunchy salad, orzo and a creamy lemon dressing, this dish will prove to be the smart option in more ways than one!
Smart is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie and carbohydrate amount.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
340 g
Pork Tenderloin
170 g
Orzo
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
1 unit(s)
Tomato
56 g
Baby Spinach
2 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
1 unit(s)
Lemon
¼ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Sour Cream
(Contains Milk)
30 g
Mixed Olives
(May contain Milk, Sulphites)
1 tsp
Dill-Garlic Spice Blend
(Contains Sulphites May contain Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
½ tsp
Sugar*
2 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Add half the orzo (use all for 4 ppl) to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Drain and rinse with cold water, until cool to the touch.
- Return orzo to the same pot, off heat.
- Stir in 1 tsp (2 tsp) oil.
- Meanwhile, zest, then juice half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 ppl). Cut any remaining lemon into wedges.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Core, then cut pepper into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Cut tomato into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Drain, then cut or tear olives in half.
- Meanwhile, pat pork tenderloin dry with paper towels.
- Add pork, Dill-Garlic Spice Blend, half the garlic and 2 tsp (4 tsp) oil to a medium bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
- Arrange pork on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Roast in the bottom of the oven until golden-brown and cooked through, 14-18 min.**
- Transfer to a clean cutting board to rest, 2-3 min.
- Meanwhile, add lemon zest, sour cream, remaining garlic and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) water to a small bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Combine lemon juice, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil in a large bowl.
- Add orzo, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, feta and olives.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss to combine.
- Thinly slice pork.
- Divide salad between plates. Arrange pork over top.
- Dollop with creamy lemon dressing.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.
If you've opted to get pork tenderloin, prepare and sear it in the same way the recipe instructs you to prepare and sear the pork chops. Increase sear time to 6-8 min, then increase the roast time to 14-18-min.**
