Heart-Healthy Pork Feast

Heart-Healthy Pork Feast

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 266.1
  • Total Fat: 5.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 47.3 mg
  • Sodium: 189.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 28.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Heart-Healthy Pork Feast calories by ingredient


Introduction

This meal tastes of springtime, and it's light enough that it fits into a heart-healthy diet. This meal tastes of springtime, and it's light enough that it fits into a heart-healthy diet.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Pork:
    1 pound pork tenderloin, fat trimmed and silver skin removed
    2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper

    Sauce:
    1 English cucumber, peeled and chopped
    1 tablespoon chopped shallot
    1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
    1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
    1 teaspoon lemon zest
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
    1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped

    Potatoes:
    1 pound new red skin potatoes, washed and scrubbed, sliced into 1/4-inch thick

    Radish Salad:
    6 radishes, scrubbed and chopped into matchsticks
    5 ounces baby spinach, washed
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Fill a large saucepan halfway with water and bring to a boil.

Combine the mustard, garlic, and pepper in a small bowl. Lightly spray the pork with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the mustard mixture over the entire tenderloin. Place a cast iron skillet or heavy bottomed pan over moderate high heat. Sear the meat on all sides. Transfer the pan to the oven to finish cooking, until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

Remove the pan from the oven and cover the meat with foil. Allow the meat to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Prepare the sauce. Place the cucumber and the shallot into a small food processor and pulse twice. (You don't want to puree the sauce.) If you don’t have a food processor just mash the cucumber with a fork in a small bowl. Add the remaining ingredients, stir to combine.

When the water comes to the boil, add the sliced potatoes and cook until tender, about 7-8 minutes. Drain the potatoes, then while the pan is still hot, quickly add the spinach to just wilt. Transfer the wilted spinach to a mixing bowl and add the sliced radish.

Slice the meat.

Arrange 1/4 cup of cooked potatoes onto each plate and top with 2 cups of the salad. Top with sliced meat and 1/4 cup cucumber sauce.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings. 3-4 ounces of pork per serving.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    13 of 13 people found this review helpful
    The pork portion was FANTASTIC! The potatoes and spinach with radish was okay. Plain, boiled potatoes are never anything to write home about. I did however really like the spinach with radish. The sauce, tzatziki like, was terrible. Next time I will try it with garlic & redwine vinegar. - 5/25/11


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    Very Good
    3 of 5 people found this review helpful
    very tasty - 5/23/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 4 people found this review helpful
    i tried it the other day and i thin\k its great and will eat it a lot more - 2/6/12


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was great! - 8/15/13


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    Incredible!
    1 of 13 people found this review helpful
    I luv this recipe, it sounds just perfect. - 12/12/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is excellent!!! - 2/18/12


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    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
    ok - 5/23/11


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    Good
    Good - 5/3/21


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    Interesting...but I don't eat pork nor meat... - 4/28/21


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    Very Good
    tasty - 3/11/21


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    So delicious! - 2/20/21


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    This sounds good. - 2/20/21


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    Incredible!
    Love pork tenderloin but appreciate the sauce being lower calorie than what I usually make. Thank you. - 2/20/21


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    Very Good
    Lean pork with great veggie adds. YES! - 2/20/21


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    I have a pork tenderloin in my freezer and was wondering how to fix it. Thanks for sharing this recipe - 2/20/21


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    Incredible!
    delicious - 8/15/20


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    I always enjoy reading the comments. There were some pretty good tips and suggestions! - 5/30/20


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    Great! - 5/19/20


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    Good
    Didn't care for the sauce. The pork and the radish salad were very good. - 5/3/20


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    tasty - 4/16/20


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    Not a fan of the salad, unless you heat the radishes too. - 4/14/20


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    The sauce and the radish salad were both very disappointing in comparison to the pork itself, so I made my own salad and dressing.... - 2/21/20


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    looks good - 2/21/20


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    Wonderful recipe - so delicious - 2/20/20


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    Good
    ok - 2/20/20


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    Looks good will try - 2/20/20


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    Incredible!
    Left out the Radish Salad. We don't get along - 2/20/20


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    Incredible!
    Our family loved this! - 2/20/20


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    I love pork roasts! - 2/20/20


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    Incredible!
    Delicious recipe! - 5/30/19


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    I love pork!!! - 5/19/19


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    Very Good
    good - 4/27/19


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    Good
    Good - 4/5/19


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    Incredible!
    I like this for my family - 4/5/19


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    Quite a nice dinner here. - 4/1/19


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    Great idea do not eat pork but can be done with other meat - 2/23/19


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    Very Good
    yum - 2/22/19


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    Yummmm - 2/20/19


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    - 2/20/19


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    The pork was great & moist! - 2/20/19


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    WOW. this turned out wonderful. The only thing I changed was to skip the cucumber. - 2/20/19


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    O.K.
    Pork is fine, the sauce is horrible, I mean awful stuff! Stay away! - 2/20/19


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    Great pork dish - 2/20/19


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    Not usually a big fan of pork, but this was pretty good! - 5/11/18


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    An excellent meal and way to cook enough to last several days - 4/30/18


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    Some carbs for a protein food. - 4/30/18


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    yum - 4/29/18


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    Good
    Spices help so much. - 2/24/18


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    Very Good
    Loved the pork! A great way to season it. It stayed moist, as well, as I kept it covered until the last 10 minutes to crisp up the outside. - 2/24/18


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    Very Good
    I liked the pork but didn't use the radish/spinach salad. - 2/20/18


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    We enjoy a pork tenderloin often. Thanks for an interesting sauce for it. - 2/20/18


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    Incredible!
    Delicious - 2/20/18


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    PORK TENDERLOIN, A GO-TO FOOD. AND A GOOD RECIPE TOO! - 2/20/18


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    Incredible!
    Great variation for roast pork. Tried this and really enjoyed it. - 2/20/18


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    Incredible!
    yum. - 2/20/18


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    Incredible!
    This pork recipe is absolutely delicious! - 2/20/18


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    thanks - 2/20/18


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    Very Good
    Delish - 2/20/18


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    Mmmmmm - 2/20/18


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    This will be perfect for tonight's dinner. - 2/20/18


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    so good - love to make this - 2/20/18


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    Very Good
    Very delicious and moist - 2/20/18


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    Incredible!
    I used cranberry mustard the last time I tried this recipe. - 11/26/17


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    I love this recipe it sound great. - 6/13/17


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    My Mum used to cook pork when we were kids... - 5/6/17


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    Thanks for sharing - 4/30/17


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    interesting - 4/28/17


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    Me likey pork - 3/25/17


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    LOVE ROAST PORK - 3/3/17


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    Outstanding - 3/3/17


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    Incredible!
    This was so good. I don't eat radish so I left them out . - 2/21/17


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    SOUNDS GREAT - 2/20/17


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    looks good - 2/20/17


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    I'm going to make this healthy pork dish from my husband this week! - 2/20/17


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    Sounds yummy. - 2/20/17


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    different combos.. might try it - 2/20/17


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    Incredible!
    Have to adapt a lot of this recipe before my husband will eat it. - 2/20/17


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    Incredible!
    We will make this recipe again! Delicious!
    - 2/20/17


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    Very Good
    I made this recipe last week! My husband loves a pork! - 2/20/17


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    I only bake until the internal temp is 145, it coasts higher while resting. If you pull it at 160 it will be overcooked. - 2/20/17


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    Good
    It's good. - 2/20/17


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    Good
    The pork itself is top notch. I skipped the sauce and opted to bake the potatoes along w/the roast, just added them when the pork was about 1/4 of the way done. Really good! The radish and spinach salad was delish, as well. Made a digon vinaigerette dressing. Went well. - 2/20/17


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    The meat and veggies sound wonderful. I would not like the sauce. - 2/20/17


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    Good
    meat was so good...I like mine with carrots and potatoes... - 2/20/17


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    The pork was great. I would serve it with different sides as I don't like potatos or radishes. - 2/20/17


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    what is pictured is a pork loin NOT a tenderloin. - 2/20/17


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    the pork is great love the sauce - 2/20/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I can't quite picture this, where is the 2 cups of salad coming from, that you top the potatoes with? 6 radishes and 5 oz of wilted spinach is not going to make a cup never mind 8 cups of salad? - 4/6/15


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This one is so good with the sauce, it's on the menu for dinner tonight! - 2/18/13


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    0 of 6 people found this review helpful
    This really looks good - will have to try it for a Sunday dinner - 2/18/13


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    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
    great - 2/18/12


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    0 of 8 people found this review helpful
    I don't eat pork very often. sounds good though - 2/18/12


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    Good
    0 of 8 people found this review helpful
    We love pork tenderloin.. this looks like another good way to have it! - 2/18/12


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    0 of 7 people found this review helpful
    My mouth is watering - I will have to try this one for a change when we eat pork.
    Thank you.
    - 2/16/12


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    Very Good
    0 of 7 people found this review helpful
    Will do this tonight! - 2/1/12


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    0 of 6 people found this review helpful
    will have to try this - 12/26/11


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    0 of 7 people found this review helpful
    meg, your recipe looks and sounds great!! I can't wait to try it- Thanks mbella3 - 5/24/11