Athens Pork Tenderloin With Goat Cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 12 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 14 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and chopped
- 14 cup kalamata olive, pitted and chopped
- 13 cup goat cheese, crumbled (such as feta)
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 (12 ounce) pork tenderloin, trimmed and butterflied
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Add olive oil and butter to a 10- or 11-inch skillet and set heat to medium-high.
- When butter melts, add mushrooms, onion, tomatoes, and olives; saute for 5 to 6 minutes until mushrooms are softened.
- Remove from heat; stir in the cheese and dried oregano until well combined.
- Butterfly each tenderloin by slitting lengthwise, cutting to but not through the other side.
- Place each between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound with a meat mallet or a small heavy skillet.
- Thickness should be approximately 1/4- to 1/2-inch.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Spread mushroom mixture on one side of each tenderloin, leaving about a 1/2-inch border.
- Roll up tenderloin, enclosing the filling inside.
- Place with the seams facing down in a roasting pan.
- Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 400 degrees and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until meat reaches at least 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
- Remove tenderloins from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before slicing.
olive oil, butter, mushrooms, onion, tomato, kalamata olive, goat cheese, oregano, pork tenderloin, salt, black pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/athens-pork-tenderloin-with-goat-cheese-454394 (may not work)