Garlic Pork Roast With Thyme

This is a recipe from Canadian Living On-line. I will be making this again, although I will increase the amount of herbs used. My husband and I found the recipe as is, a bit bland. Hope you enjoy it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon fennel seed
• 6  minced garlic cloves
• 4  teaspoons  chopped fresh thyme or 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
•  salt and pepper
• 1 (2 1/4lb)  double boneless center cut pork loin roast (about 1.125 kg)

Directions

1. Using a mortar and pestle crush fennel seeds, place in a small bowl.
2. Mix in garlic, thyme, oil, dry mustard and salt & pepper to form a paste. Rub all over roast.
3. Place roast on a rack in roasting pan. Roast in centre of a 325°F (160°C) convection oven until meat thermometer insterted in the middle registers 160°F (70°C) - about 80 minutes.
4. Transfer to cutting board, tent with foil & let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
5. If cooking in a conventional oven, set temperature to 325°F (160°C) and roast on middle rack for approximately 2 hours.