Rosemary Tenderloin With Warm Asparagus Salad

Haven't made tenderloin in a while so trying it again. It's actually pretty easy to cook. Yes it would be better if I cooked part of it in the oven, but who has time to remember it's in there when I've got things on the stove top and a baby to watch. Right? 

Pork Tenderloin
Cornstarch - seals in the juices
Soy sauce
Rosemary
Cumin
Garlic

Warm salad:
Asparagus
Butter
Salt
Costco kale salad (minus fixings)

Marinate the tenderloin and then pan sear...I think 5 min per side? You want it to be medium in the middle. Yes, contrary to what I've been taught all my life, good quality pork can be eaten medium! So much juicier and softer!

The salad is prepared by sauteing the asparagus in butter. As it's getting soft I add the Costco kale salad. And when everything is warmed, but not wilted, it goes onto the plate. The seasoning is kept simple because of time...but let me know what seasoning you find works!

Enjoy!

Warm Dark Greens Salad

 

Once you open a box of spinach, you really have to eat it up fast before it starts to wilt and melt. So here's another salad:

Asparagus - steamed for 5 min (or to desired softness)

Dark Kale - sauteed

Spinach - left raw

Apple - sliced

Sunflower seeds

Green onion - chopped  

The raw spinach was tossed in with the warm asparagus and kale. These are all dark green veggies which supposed to be full of great vitamins and antioxidant properties. Apple slices, sunflower seeds and green onion added after that. Blaming this on pregnancy brain...but I can't remember what I used for a dressing....sorry! 

And that lovely chicken on the side...Costco roast chicken. So good. =)