Grilled Pear and Apple Pork Tenderloin

Prep Time:  15 minutes   |    Cook Time:  30 minutes (plus 5 minutes to rest)   |    Total Time:  45 minutes (plus 5 minutes to rest)   |    Servings:  10

Ingredients:

  • 3 pears or peaches, cored, cut into wedges
  • 3 apples, cored, cut into wedges
  • 1 tablespoon  Carlini  Pure Olive Oil
  • 2 tablespoons  Baker's Corner  Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon  Stonemill  Iodized Salt
  • ½ teaspoon  Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper
  • 2  Original Pork Tenderloins

Glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ cup packed cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon  Stonemill  Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoon  Stonemill  Ground Cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon  Stonemill  Paprika
  • 2 tablespoons  Baker's Corner  Brown Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons  Countryside Creamery  Unsalted Butter
  • Stonemill  Iodized Salt, to taste
  • Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper, to taste

Directions:

  1. Heat a grill pan over high heat.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the pears or peaches, apples, olive oil, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Toss until fruit is coated. Grill until tender.
  3. To make the glaze: In a blender, puree 2 cups of the fruit combination. Add the glaze ingredients, process until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Reheat the grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush the pork loin with the glaze and grill on each side. Continue basting pork with glaze until it reaches an internal temperature of 145-150°, or to preferred doneness.
  5. Allow the pork to rest 5 minutes. Carve and serve with the remaining grilled fruit.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Michelle, ALDI Test Kitchen