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Pork Tenderloin Caprese Salad-4-poppopcooks.com

Pork Tenderloin Caprese Salad - 30 Minutes or Less

Slices of pork tenderloin, fresh Mozzarella, Roma tomatoes and whole basil leaves drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Main Course, Gluten Free, Meat Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 2
Calories 512 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium size pork tenderloin (about 1 pound)
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 20 fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese sliced into appx 1/8" slices
  • 2 Roma tomatoes sliced
  • extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
  • balsamic vinegar for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • Trim the silver skin and excess fat off the tenderloin. Put a Skillet on at medium high and eyeball a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into it. Sprinkle salt, pepper and dried basil all over the tenderloin and place it in the skillet. Turn it as it sears getting all sides browned. When it's firm to a poke or the internal temperature is 150 - 155°F on an instant read meat thermometer - about 15 minutes - take it out and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • While the tenderloin is cooking slice the Roma tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. Rinse off and pat dry the fresh basil leaves. If you want to, chop up a couple of the basil leaves for garnish. When the tenderloin has rested a little slice it into about 3/8" slices. Arrange the slices of tomatoes, mozzarella, pork tenderloin and the basil leaves any way that YOU want. Here is how ours looked.
  • Lightly sprinkle some salt on. Drizzle with good extra virgin olive oil and good balsamic vinegar. Get a piece of each of the 4 main ingredients on your fork. The mix of the flavors is fantastic. Bon Appetito!

Notes

We've done this using chicken tenders instead of pork tenderloin. It's real good like that also.

Nutrition

Calories: 512kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 120gFat: 55.6gSaturated Fat: 22.3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 384.4mgSodium: 951.9mgPotassium: 2079.9mgFiber: 1.6gSugar: 2.8gVitamin A: 1518IUVitamin C: 9.2mgCalcium: 658.1mgIron: 7.1mg
Keyword gluten free, Italian, main course, Mediterranean Diet, pork tenderloin, quick and easy
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