Herb & Garlic Roasted Pork Loin

Ingredients

Pork Loin:
5 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
1 2-2 1/2 pound boneless pork loin roast

Sugar Snap Peas & Apple Salad with Mint & Arugula:
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Zest of one lemon
2 teaspoons honey
Kosher salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 cups fresh sugar snap peas – blanched and shocked
1 large Honeycrisp or Fuji apple, shaved thinly
3 cups wild arugula
1/8 cup mint leaves – packed
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix together garlic, thyme, rosemary salt and pepper in a bowl. Place pork in a 13 x 9 roasting pan lined with parchment, and pat dry well with paper towels. Rub herb and garlic mixture all over pork loin. Place pork, fat side down, in prepared pan and roast for 20 minutes. Turn roast fat side up. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 155°F, or about 30 additional minutes Remove from oven and let rest before carving into thin slices. Serve alongside our crisp and bright Sugar Snap Peas and Apple Salad.

To make the salad, whisk lemon juice, zest, honey, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in oil. Slice peas lengthwise and combine with apples and dressing, toss together. Lightly toss in the arugula and mint. Season with pepper and additional salt if desired.

Serves 4.