When Currey and I frist got married, our big dinner splurge would have been a marinated pork tenderloin. That was our “date night in” dinner and it was a specail treat reserved for when tenderloins went on sale. Thankfully, our gorvery budget has grown a bit over the years and I’ve realized that there are even better treats than Hormel Terryaki Marinated Tenderloins. While still not a regular menu item, I’ve found so many great recipes for pork tenderloin over the past few months. One of those was this Island Pork Tenderloin. This is a versatile cut of meat and by roasting it in the oven, the meat doesn’t dry out as it can on the grill.
I was intrigued by this recipe on Pinterest because the flavor combination seemed incredibly interesting. The spice rub created a lovely crust with a very an exotic falvor. This is a unique dish and worth a try.
I paired this with Mustard green beans. They were so incredibly easy!
Mustard Green Beans
2 cups fresh beans
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 cloves minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Combine beans, olive oil and garlic in a skillet. add salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until tender, 10-15 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in 2 Tbsp dijon mustard and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
These were so delcious that we all continued to eat them out of the bowl as we sat around the table talking. I should have cooked them longer but I still haven’t figured out how to perfectly skillet cook veggies. The mustard and parmesean was a delcious combination. In the future I would increase both of them in the recipe. Not only was this dinner delicious, it was beautiful to look at too!