Almond Crusted Pork Loin
Submitted by David Weaver on Sun, 01/24/2010 - 2:47pm
Ingredients:Olive oil spray
6 ounces slivered almonds
2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 egg whites
1 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin
Salsa:
2 medium tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)
1/2 cup diced red onion
1 jalepeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a roasting pan with foil and place a meat rack on the foil. Spray with olive oil spray. Coarsley grind almonds in a food processor (or chop by hand). Mix almonds, garlic and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. Set aside.
Whip egg whites to form soft peaks. Remove visible fat from the pork. Roll the pork in the egg whites and then in the almond mixture twice. Place pork on rack and press any remaining almonds onto the pork.
Roast 1 hour or until a meat thermometer reads 160 F. Remove from oven and let rest 15 min. Slice and serve with tomato salsa.
Recipe courtesy of: www.tasteofhome.com
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
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