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When temperatures soar and appetites wilt, nothing is more appealing than a salad packed with cool, crisp greens.\u00a0 Add a little protein and dinner is ready for the table.<\/p>\n
This summer, I’m enamored with the pork tenderloin salad with warm strawberry dressing I found in “The Berry Bible,”<\/a> by Janie Hibler.\u00a0 Nominated for a James Beard award when it was first published in 2004, the cookbook is one of the books Amazon Encore is bringing back because customer reviews and other sources indicate they were overlooked and under-appreciated when they were first released.<\/p>\n This cookbook is an encyclopedic reference on every variety of berry imaginable, from the Arctic raspberry to the thimbleberry, with recipes for every course from cocktails to dessert.\u00a0 I’ve never even tasted or seen most of these berries.\u00a0 Who even knew you could eat the fruit of the manzanita bush?\u00a0 But I’ve made several batches of the tasty strawberry, rhubarb and cardamom jam.\u00a0 And I can’t get enough of this memorable salad<\/p>\n With its brilliant colors and intriguing blend of sweet and savory flavors, the salad is impressive enough for company.\u00a0 Yet it only takes about half an hour to put together.<\/p>\n The tenderloin, rubbed with rosemary and garlic, cooks in 15 to 20 minutes in the oven.\u00a0 While it’s roasting, you slice the strawberries and prepare the greens and avocado.\u00a0 When the pork is done, the dressing is quickly made in the roasting pan with the remaining meat juices.\u00a0 Slice the pork, arrange everything on a platter and dinner is served.<\/p>\n If you’re expecting a really warm day,\u00a0 you can roast the meat in the cool of the morning, wrap the cooked meat in aluminum foil, and put it in the fridge until dinner.\u00a0 Reduce the balsamic vinegar in the roasting pan and refrigerate it, too.\u00a0 When you’re ready to eat,\u00a0 just pop the foil-wrapped package in a toaster oven to warm for about 10 minutes while you reheat the vinegar and juices, then stir in the strawberries and olive oil. Assemble the salad and enjoy.<\/p>\n The combination of tender pork, balsamic-spiked strawberries, luscious avocado and chilled greens is guaranteed to hit the spot on a sweltering day.<\/p>\n 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary Preheat oven to 325 degrees<\/p>\n In a small bowl, combine rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper.\u00a0 Pat the tenderloin dry and rub with the rosemary and garlic mixture.\u00a0 Place tenderloin in a small roasting pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and brown on all sides. Transfer pan to the oven and roast meat for 15 to 20 minutes, until it reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees on a thermometer.\u00a0 Remove tenderloin from pan, place on plate, cover and set aside while you prepare the dressing.<\/p>\n Place roasting pan over medium-high heat on a stove-top burner, pour in balsamic vinegar and bring to a boil.\u00a0 With a heat-proof spoon or spatula, scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen the browned bits.\u00a0 When the vinegar has reduced by nearly half (1 to 2 minutes), add strawberries and olive oil and gently toss.\u00a0 Turn off heat and set pan aside.<\/p>\n Slice tenderloin into \u00bd inch thick rounds and pour any collected juices from the plate into the roasting pan with the balsamic and strawberries.<\/p>\n Arrange greens on a platter with the sliced meat on top.\u00a0 Tuck avocado between the slices.\u00a0 Drizzle with the warm strawberry dressing, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and serve.<\/p>\n Adapted from “The Berry Bible,” by Jane Hibler (Amazon Encore, 2010)<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When temperatures soar and appetites wilt, nothing is more appealing than a salad packed with cool, crisp greens.\u00a0 Add a little protein and dinner is ready for the table. This summer, I’m enamored with the pork tenderloin salad with warm strawberry dressing I found in “The Berry Bible,” by Janie Hibler.\u00a0 Nominated for a James … Continue reading Strawberries make the salad<\/span> PORK TENDERLOIN SALAD WITH WARM STRAWBERRY DRESSING<\/strong>
\nServes 4<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 tablespoon chopped garlic
\n1 teaspoon coarse salt plus more for seasoning salad
\n\u00bd teaspoon freshly ground pepper
\n1 pound pork tenderloin
\n4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided use
\n1\/3 cup balsamic vinegar
\n1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
\n\u00bc pound fresh mixed salad greens
\n1 avocado, pitted, sliced and removed from skin<\/p>\n