Cilantro Pesto-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin With Summer Succotash

Gluten Free
Very Healthy
Health score
70%
Cilantro Pesto-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin With Summer Succotash
60 min.
4
645kcal

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Ingredients

  • cup cilantro leaves divided chopped
  • cups ears corn fresh
  • 16 ounces edamame fresh shelled
  • 1.5 tablespoons basil fresh chopped
  • medium cloves garlic divided chopped
  • servings pepper black freshly ground
  • pounds pork tenderloins trimmed of fat
  • tablespoons juice of lemon 
  • tablespoon juice of lime fresh
  • 0.5 cup olive oil divided
  • 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 0.3 cup parsley packed
  • 0.5 cup pepper jack cheese shredded
  • tablespoons pinenuts lightly toasted
  • cup onion red finely chopped
  • medium tomatoes coarsely chopped
  • tablespoon water 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • frying pan
  • oven
  • roasting pan
  • aluminum foil
  • wax paper
  • rolling pin
  • meat tenderizer
  • kitchen twine

Directions

  1. Place 1 cup cilantro, parsley and two cloves garlic in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until it forms a coarse paste. With the processor running, add the pine nuts, lemon juice, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt and and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Slowly drizzle in olive oil and water. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape pesto from the sides, if necessary. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Reserve half of pesto and refrigerate the rest for later use.
  2. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
  3. Remove pork tenderloin from the refrigerator one hour before you’re ready to cook.
  4. Cut meat almost in half, lengthwise. Open meat like a book and place between two sheets of wax paper. Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound to 1/2-inch thickness.
  5. Spread with the reserved pesto. Top with cheese.
  6. Roll up meat and secure at 1/2-inch intervals with kitchen twine. Season with salt and pepper.
  7. Place in roasting pan seam-side up and drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Roast the pork in the oven until it reaches an internal temperature of 145°F, about 35 minutes.
  8. Remove pork from oven, tent with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  9. While pork is roasting, heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
  10. Add onion and sauté until slightly softened, about 4 minutes.
  11. Add corn, edamame and remaining two cloves of garlic. Sauté for three minutes before adding tomatoes. Cook, stirring often, until tomatoes start to break down, about two minutes more.
  12. Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  13. Add basil, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro and lime juice. Stir to combine.
  14. Cut and discard string from pork. Slice meat into medallions and serve with remaining pesto and succotash.

Nutrition Facts

Calories645kcal
Protein41.84%
Fat34.3%
Carbs23.86%

Properties

Glycemic Index
72
Glycemic Load
1.82
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
45.130000062611%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.45mg
Hesperetin
1.42mg
Naringenin
0.54mg
Apigenin
8.11mg
Luteolin
0.08mg
Isorhamnetin
2mg
Kaempferol
0.38mg
Myricetin
0.7mg
Quercetin
10.7mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:644.68kcal
32.23%
Fat:24.79g
38.15%
Saturated Fat:6.52g
40.77%
Carbohydrates:38.83g
12.94%
Net Carbohydrates:30.81g
11.2%
Sugar:11.52g
12.8%
Cholesterol:165.43mg
55.14%
Sodium:334.92mg
14.56%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:68.05g
136.1%
Vitamin B1:2.45mg
163.6%
Selenium:75.24µg
107.49%
Vitamin B6:2mg
100.03%
Vitamin B3:17.23mg
86.13%
Vitamin K:88.89µg
84.66%
Phosphorus:792.55mg
79.25%
Vitamin B2:0.94mg
55.41%
Potassium:1938.79mg
55.39%
Manganese:0.82mg
40.85%
Zinc:5.92mg
39.46%
Iron:6.75mg
37.47%
Vitamin C:27.52mg
33.36%
Fiber:8.02g
32.08%
Magnesium:122.48mg
30.62%
Calcium:299.23mg
29.92%
Vitamin A:1441.33IU
28.83%
Vitamin B5:2.68mg
26.81%
Vitamin B12:1.36µg
22.64%
Copper:0.4mg
19.94%
Vitamin E:2.36mg
15.73%
Folate:62.56µg
15.64%
Vitamin D:0.57µg
3.8%