Cumin Spiced Pork
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| Wed, 08-04-2004 - 4:57pm |
Cumin-Spiced Pork with Avocado-Tomatillo Salsa ![]()
From Cooking Light![]()
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The lemon juice in the salsa keeps the avocado green. Pile the sliced pork and salsa on warm flour tortillas, and roll them up for soft tacos. Substitute 1/2 cup chopped drained canned tomatillos or 1/2 cup chopped green tomatoes for fresh tomatillos. ![]()
Pork:
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
Salsa:
2 tomatillos
1/2 cup diced peeled avocado
1/2 cup chopped peeled cucumber
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon lemon rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 minced seeded jalapeño pepper
Preheat oven to 425°.
To prepare pork, combine first 5 ingredients, and rub over pork. Place pork on a jelly roll pan. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink). Let the pork stand 5 minutes before slicing.
To prepare salsa, discard husks and stems from tomatillos. Finely chop tomatillos; place in a medium bowl. Add avocado and remaining ingredients; toss well.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and about 1/3 cup salsa)
NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 182 (36% from fat); FAT 7.2g (sat 1.9g, mono 3.6g, poly 1g); PROTEIN 24.7g; CARB 4.5g; FIBER 2g; CHOL 74mg; IRON 2.1mg; SODIUM 343mg; CALC 20mg;
Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2003


Yummy!!
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- katie
Hi Kate,
I'm so glad you liked that recipe.
- katie
I noticed in alot of your recipes you use cumin. You must really enjoy it. What does cumin taste like? Is it spicy? Is it ground that you use?
Karen
170/149/150
Cumin has a very distinct flavor.