Pesto Pork Loin
- 3 -4 lbs pork loin
- 6 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons seasoning salt
- 1/2 cup basil pesto
- Spoon pesto into an ice cube tray and freeze for at least an hour. (Freezing pesto in ice cube trays and keeping the pesto cubes in freezer bags is a great way to store pesto and to have in off-season).
- Preheat oven to 400Fu0b0.
- Take a long knife and cut two holes, evenly spaced, into the loin.
- Insert frozen pesto into the holes.
- Lay out bay leaves on pan and place pork loin on top.
- Rub loin with seasoning salt and spoon minced garlic over top.
- Chop fresh thyme and add vinager in a pouring container.
- Slowly pour a small amount onto the loin making sure not to cause the garlic to fall off.
- Place in the oven, checking every 15 minutes and pouring more of the vinegar over the top.
- Cook for 2 hours.
bay leaves, garlic, white wine vinegar, thyme, salt, basil pesto
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pesto-pork-loin-209606 (may not work)