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Pistachio Mint Crusted Pork Roast

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I have the perfect holiday dinner option for you! This pork roast delivers in ALL THE WAYS! It’s full of amazing flavors, it’s cost effective and it’s beautiful on a platter in the center of your table! What more can you ask for?! Pork is such a versatile canvas for an array of herbs and spices and I promise, I did NOT hold back on either in this dish! I start out by making a pistachio mint pesto to brush on the top of the pork while it’s roasting and I marinate the hunk of pig with some amazing spices such as garam masala, all spice and paprika with a kick of cayenne! There are so many sides that could go with this roast! I recommend some mint and pine nut couscous with dried apricots. Whatever you decide, you can’t go wrong with this beautiful roast on your table this year! Serve this roast with a lovely Syrah for the bold red drinkers or dial it back to a nice Russian River Pinot for those that crave a lighter red with their pork. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Pistachio Mint Crusted Pork Roast
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Pistachio Mint Crusted Pork Roast

Recipe by Saturday Dinners with Ang
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Course: Blog, Food Recipes, DinnerDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

  • *For the Pistachio Mint Pesto*

  • 2 cups 2 Basil

  • 1 cup 1 Mint

  • 1/2 cup 1/2 Olive Oil

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 Parmesan Cheese

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 Pistachios

  • 3 3 Cloves of Garlic

  • Zest of 1 lemon and Juice of Half Lemon

  • S&P to Taste

  • *For the Spice Rub*

  • 1 tsp 1 Paprika

  • 1/2 tsp 1/2 Garam Masala

  • 1/2 tsp 1/2 Garlic Powder

  • 1/2 tsp 1/2 Onion Powder

  • 1/4 tsp 1/4 All Spice

  • 1/4 tsp 1/4 Cayenne

  • S&P to taste

  • *For the Roast*

  • 2-4 lb 2-4 Pork Loin

  • 1 Tbsp 1 Dijon Mustard

  • 2-4 2-4 Carrots Sliced

  • 1 1 Yellow Onion Cut in Chunks

  • 3 3 Cloves Garlic

  • 1 cup 1 Chicken Stock

  • 1/4-1/2 cup 1/4-1/2 Red or White Wine(Dry)

  • 2 Tbsp 2 Olive Oil for Searing

Directions

  • To begin, preheat oven to 375. Mix all spices together for the rub, brush dijon mustard on pork loin and sprinkle spice mixture all over pork. Pat spices onto pork and set it aside to marinate and come to room temp while you make your pesto
  • To make pesto, place all ingredients for pesto into a high powered blender and blend until smooth. Set aside for later
  • Heat skillet over medium high heat with olive oil and while skillet is heating chop carrots and onion. Once skillet is heated through, place your pork loin in to sear on all sides for 1-2 minutes per side. Once seared, remove from skillet
  • Add chicken stock to deglaze the pan, then add onions, garlic, wine and carrots. Allow to simmer at a hard bubble to cook the alcohol out for about 3 minutes
  • While the mixture is simmering, brush pesto on pork loin and place it on top of the carrots and garlic. They act as your platform for the roast and provide additional flavors to the meat
  • Roast in the oven for 35-45 minutes depending on the size of the roast you have. Ensure internal temp reads 145 before you pull it. When roast is done, pull and rest for 10 minutes before slicing. This roast is so juicy and you want to let the juices hang out in the meat for awhile! Once rested, slice and serve. ENJOY!

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Notes

  • The spices and pesto for this roast would easily work with a lamb roast also if you wanted to try that!
  • My roast was a little over 2lbs because I only cooked it for 2 people, but it would’ve fed 4 easily! We had leftovers. I cut up the remaining loin into chops and froze them for more dinners later. The loin was over 4lbs and would’ve fed up to 10 people no problem. It was less than 10.00 for the entire thing. Love the cost effectiveness of this cut of meat!

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