Pork fillet with cheat’s tonnato

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 20-35 min
  • Difficulty: easy

This pork dish is packed full of protein and the tonnato takes all of 2 minutes to whizz up. It’s an easy but elegant platter to make for the family – simply serve with a crusty ciabatta loaf to soak up the sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 2 x 350g pork tenderloin fillets
  • 1 fresh rosemary sprig or bay leaf
  • Splash of white wine or chicken stock
  • 8 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 drained anchovy fillets
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon and juice of ½
  • 158g tin of drained and flaked tuna
  • 2 tbsp capers, drained
  • 1 heaped tsp dijon mustard
  • Handful of rocket
  • Handful of chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • Parmesan shavings (to serve)
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Rub the pork tenderloin fillets all over with a little olive oil, then sear in a large ovenproof frying pan for 5-6 minutes until golden all over.
  2. Add the fresh rosemary sprig or bay leaf and a splash of white wine/chicken stock, then roast for 20-25 minutes (add 5-10 minutes if you prefer your meat well done). Rest for 5-10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, make the tonnato by whizzing the mayonnaise, anchovy fillets, white wine vinegar, the lemon zest and juice, tuna, capers and dijon mustard.
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  5. Put a handful of rocket and a handful of chopped fresh flatleaf parsley leaves on a platter. Slice the pork and arrange on top. Spoon over the tonnato and scatter with parmesan shavings to serve.

Nutrition

  • 498kcals Calories
  • 32.4g (5.1g saturated) Fat
  • 47.9g Protein
  • 1.2g (1g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.2g Fibre
  • 0.6g Salt
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