Lemon Herb Pork Tenderloin
 
Ingredients
  • 1 – 1 ½ lb pork tenderloin
Citrus Marinade:
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil (plus more for the roasting skillet)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp Mrs Dash chicken grilling seasoning
Your choice of seasonings (use the ingredients from ONE of the following lists):
  • Italian: 1 tsp basil,1 tsp oregano,1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp parsley, 1 tsp sage
  • OR Mustard herb: 1 tsp dried rosemary, 1 tsp dried thyme, 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
  1. Place all of the citrus marinade ingredients (using only one of the seasoning lists) into a gallon-sized zipper plastic bag
  2. Close the bag and squeeze to completely mix the marinade ingredients.
  3. Add the tenderloin to the bag, and close the bag. Turn and squeeze the bag to ensure the marinade has fully coated the pork
  4. Place the bag in the refrigerator, and let it marinate overnight, or at least 3 hours.
  5. Remove the bag from the refrigerator and let it sit on the counter at room temperature for 30 minutes to bring the meat to room temperature before cooking.
  6. Place a cast iron skillet or other oven-safe pan on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  7. Remove the hot skillet from the oven. Carefully drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil on the pan and swirl to coat the bottom. Remove pork from marinade, reserving the marinade, but do not scrape solids off the pork. Using tongs and taking care not to be hit by oil spatter, place the pork in the skillet. Immediately place the skillet in the preheated oven.
  8. Roast for 10 minutes. Then, using tongs, flip the pork over.
  9. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees F, pour the remaining marinade over top of the pork, and continue cooking another 10-15 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork is 145 degrees F in the thickest part of the meat.
  10. Remove the skillet from the oven. Place the pork on a cutting board, cover loosely with foil, and let it rest for 10 minutes (the inside of the pork will continue to cook a little during this time)
  11. Slice and serve.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3 oz Sodium: 55 mg
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/pork/lemon-herb-pork-tenderloin/