Greek Pork Roast

A spicy yogurt sauce with cucumber and coriander seed provide a fresh blanket of taste for this gently marinated roast. Slice the roast thin after cooking and serve it with a vinegary marinated salad of red onions tomatoes and goat cheese.

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 3-pound Smithfield Lean Generation boneless pork loin roast
1/4 c. olive oil
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 t. oregano
1 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
6 garlic cloves minced
Spicy Yogurt Sauce (recipe follows)

Steps:

Place pork loin in large ziplock bag. Combine remaining ingredients except Spicy Yogurt Sauce; pour over pork in bag. Seal bag and refrigerate overnight. Remove pork from marinade discard marinade. Place pork over drip pan on grill. Grill over indirect heat in covered grill about 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing thinly to serve. Serve with Spicy Yogurt Sauce. Spicy Yogurt Sauce: In small bowl stir together 1 c. plain yogurt 1 peeled & chopped cucumber 1/2 t. crushed garlic 1/2 t. crushed coriander seed 1/4 c. minced red onion and 1/4 t. crushed red pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cuisine:

Mediterranean

Type of Dish:

Entree

Smithfield Product:

Portioned Pork

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with Italian bread marinated tomatoes rice pilaf and roasted asparagus.

Nutritional information:

Per 3oz. serving:
Calories: 160
Sodium: 11 mg
Protein: 25 g
Cholesterol: 66 mg
Fat: 7 g

Recipe and photo courtesy of National Pork Board. For more information about Pork. The Other White Meat®, visit our website www.otherwhitemeat.com