| POINTS® Value: 5 Servings: 12 Preparation Time: 18 min Cooking Time: 60 min Level of Difficulty: Easy | Lean pork loin is infused with rosemary, thyme and garlic in this wonderful holiday entree. Garnish a serving platter with fresh herb sprigs and cranberries (or small red grapes) for a festive presentation. | Ingredients - 3 pound lean pork loin, use 1 whole 3 lb boneless roast
- 3 large garlic clove(s), cut into thin slivers
- 2 Tbsp rosemary, fresh, chopped
- 2 Tbsp thyme, fresh, chopped
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp table salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 medium pear(s), ripe, peeled, cored and diced
- 1/4 cup chives, fresh, chopped
Instructions - Preheat oven to 400ºF. With a small knife, poke about 24 slits into pork; insert garlic slivers into slits.
- In small bowl, combine rosemary, thyme, oil, salt and pepper; rub mixture all over pork, pushing some of mixture into slits.
- Line a large roasting pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil (for easy clean-up). Place pork on a rack in prepared pan; roast, uncovered, until a meat thermometer inserted in center of pork registers 160ºF, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine applesauce, pears and chives.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Slice pork and arrange on a serving platter; spoon any pan drippings over pork. Serve applesauce in a small bowl on the side. Yields about 3 ounces of pork and 1/4 cup of pear-applesauce per serving.
Notes - Add your own flavour-spin to the pear-applesauce with a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg and/or allspice.
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