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Peppered Pork Loin with Apple and Vegetables

Yield: 4 people

Author: Lydia Nuttall

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

The perfect pairing of pork, apple and fennel make this a great dish for an evening with the family.

Ingredients

• 4 x 150g pork loin chops
• 1 tablespoon olive oil + 1 extra for vegetables
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 400g sweet potato - 1 large or 2 small - peeled, 4cm cubes
• 2 large washed potatoes - thin slices
• 2 cooking apples - quartered, cores removed

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 160C and line a large roasting dish with baking paper.
2. Place the sweet potato, potato, fennel and apple in one layer in the tray and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 40 minutes.
3. 15 min before the veg are finished, heat a large non-stick pan, put a small amount of olive oil in.
4. Rub salt and pepper into the pork loin chops and then cook for 5 minutes each side and then an extra 2 minutes on the rind side for crispiness.
5. To serve: Divide the sweet potato/potato/fennel amongst four plates, top with pork, and scoop up the roast apple to pop on the top.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

514

Fat

11 g

Sat. Fat

4 g

Carbs

66 g

Fiber

10 g

Net carbs

57 g

Sugar

15 g

Protein

38 g

Sodium

722 mg

Cholesterol

101 mg

Use pork fillets if you don't like meat on a bone.