Rosemary Crusted Pork With Broad Bean & Mint Purée
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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Organic pork tenderloin, coated in an aromatic rosemary and mustard rub, pairs perfectly – and dare we say, deliciously – with a silky smooth purée of seasonal beans, roasted garlic and fresh mint, to make a feast full of the flavours of summer.
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576 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 pork tenderloin
  • 750g broad beans
  • 400g tin of cannellini beans
  • A handful of mint, leaves only
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • A few sprigs of rosemary, leaves only
  • 250g cherry vine tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 50g sweet salad mix
  • 1 lemon
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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tbsp cold water
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Heat your oven to 220°C/Fan 200°C/Gas 7. Pat the pork dry with kitchen paper. Peel and grate 1 garlic clove. Put in a bowl. Add the mustard. Whisk in ½ tbsp oil and some salt and pepper.

  • 2.

    Finely chop the rosemary leaves. Rub the Dijon mix all over the pork. Press the rosemary on to the pork. Lay it in a baking dish lined with baking paper. Nestle in the cherry tomatoes and add the remaining garlic clove (unpeeled). Roast for 15 mins.

  • 3.

    While the pork cooks, put a pan of water on to boil. Pull the broad beans from their pods. Tip them into the boiling water. Cook for 2 mins. Drain, then plunge the beans into cold water. Pop them from their grey skins. Finely chop the mint leaves. Zest the lemon. Drain and rinse the cannellini beans.

  • 4.

    After the pork has cooked for 15 mins, take it out of the oven. Pluck out the garlic clove. Turn the oven down to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Roast the pork for a further 10 mins. Pierce the thickest part of the pork and the juices should be clear. If not, cook a little longer till they do. Remove the pork from the oven and cover with foil. Leave to rest for 10 mins.

  • 5.

    Meanwhile, tip the cannellini beans into a pan. Squeeze in the flesh from the roasted garlic clove. Add 1 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp water and place on a medium heat. Warm through for 3 mins. Add the broad beans to the pan. Cook for a further 2 mins.

  • 6.

    Remove the pan from the heat. Blitz the beans to a smooth purée with a hand-held blender or in a food processor. Or, crush with a masher. It won’t be as smooth, but just as delicious.

  • 7.

    Add the lemon zest and mint to the purée and stir together. Taste and season. Squeeze in a little lemon juice if you like.

  • 8.

    Whisk the juice from half the lemon with ½ tbsp oil. Toss the dressing through the salad leaves. Slice the pork. Spoon the purée onto a couple of plates and top with the pork slices. Serve with the roast tomatoes and salad.

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