Grilled Jamaican Pork Tenderloin Salad

Submitted by LMillerRN

"Butterflying the pork helps it cook faster. If you can't find papaya, use an extra cup of chopped pineapple."

 

• Ready In: 34mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Dressing

• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 garlic clove, minced

• Salad

• 1 (1 lb) pork tenderloin
• cooking spray
• 4 cups salad greens
• 2 cups chopped peeled fresh pineapple
• 1 cup chopped papaya

directions

1. Prepare grill.
2. To prepare dressing, combine first 11 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. To prepare pork, slice pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open halves, laying pork flat. Rub 2 tablespoons dressing on pork; reserve remaining dressing. Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cook 10 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 155°. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut pork into 1/4-inch-thick slices; toss with reserved dressing.
4. Place 1 cup greens on each of 4 plates; top with 3 ounces pork, 1/2 cup pineapple, and 1/4 cup papaya.

Reviews

[jmmilton]

Ok. I changed it a bit. Used mango instead of papaya since I already had one, but this was a quick easy recipe and very tasty!! Everyone at my little dinner party wanted the recipe. My husband threw in some jerk seasoning to give it a little zing to counter the sweet. I put the ingredients for the sauce/dressing in a blender instead of a food processor. I would do this again and highly recommend it.