PEPPERED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CHERRY SALSA
Author: Tag Sale Tastes
Ingredients
  • For the pork tenderloin:
  • 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed of silverskin
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons crushed black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • For the cherry salsa:
  • ½ pound dark sweet cherries, pitted and chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced red onion
  • 1 teaspoon minced seeded fresh jalapeño
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Season the pork with salt and press the crushed peppercorns into ti. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking, and brown pork on all sides. Transfer pork to a shallow baking dish and roast until done (no longer pink in middle, or until a meat thermometer registers 155 degrees), about 20 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes before slicing into slices about ½" thick.
  3. While pork is roasting, make the salsa. Place cherries, lime zest, lime juice, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro in a small bowl and stir together.
  4. Arrange sliced pork on a serving platter and serve with the salsa.
Recipe by Tag Sale Tastes at https://www.tagsaletastes.com/2020/09/13/peppered-pork-tenderloin-with-cherry-salsa/