Pork Quinoa Salad With Cherries And Balsamic
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup quinoa
- 3/4 cup dried tart cherries
- 6 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup almonds, sliced, toasted, divided
- 2 cups kale, or baby spinach leaves, shredded
- Combine 3 tablespoons of the vinegar and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large resealable bag. Add the pork, seal the bag, and set aside in the refrigerator, turning occasionally, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 425u0b0F. Remove pork from marinade, place it on a rimmed baking sheet, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Discard marinade. Roast pork until the internal temperature reaches between 145u0b0F. (medium rare) and 160u0b0F. (medium), on a meat thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside to rest 10 minutes.
- While pork is roasting, cook quinoa according to package directions. Drain any liquid that hasn't absorbed, then cover and set aside. Cut pork into 1-inch pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine pork and any cooking juices with quinoa, cherries, scallions and 2 tablespoons of almonds. Gently stir in kale or spinach, remaining 2 tablespoons of vinegar, and remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Add more vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons of almonds and serve.
pork tenderloin, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, quinoa, cherries, scallions, almonds, kale
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-be-inspired-pork-quinoa-salad (may not work)