Name: Quick-roasted pork loin with radicchio, almonds and sherry vinegar
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 4 pork loin steaks (about 200gm each); 200 gm radicchio, torn; 40 gm butter; 40 gm (¼ cup) coarsely chopped roasted almonds; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar; 2 medjool dates, thinly sliced; Juice of ½ orange

Radicchio leaves and roasted almonds contrast with sweet, juicy pork loin, adding bitterness and crunch. Serve with creamy parsnip or potato purée, or good bread.

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil

4 pork loin steaks (about 200gm each)

200 gm radicchio, torn

40 gm butter

40 gm (¼ cup) coarsely chopped roasted almonds

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

2 medjool dates, thinly sliced

Juice of ½ orange

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C and place an oven tray lined with baking paper inside. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and sear pork in batches until golden on each side (2-3 minutes), then transfer to oven tray and roast until just cooked through (5 minutes).

2.Add radicchio to pan over medium-high heat and stir occasionally until wilted (2-3 minutes). Remove from pan. Add butter to pan and cook until foaming and nut-brown (1-2 minutes), then add almonds, sherry vinegar, dates and orange juice and stir to combine.

3.Thickly slice pork and serve with radicchio and sauce spooned over.