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Tomato-Caper Pork and Chilled Melon-Cucumber Soup
4 servings
40 minutes total (Active 30 minutes)
  • Preheat oven; prepare soup and begin to chill (10 minutes)
  • Prepare pork, complete soup; serve (30 minutes)

Tomato-Caper Pork

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon capers, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomato finishing butter, softened
  • 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped

Prep

    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Chop capers; stir into butter and set aside.
    • Cut pork into 4 equal pieces (wash hands).

Steps

    1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Coat pork with oil, seasoned salt, and pepper, then place in pan; cook 2–3 minutes on each side or until browned.
    2. Transfer pork to baking sheet. Coat pork with one-half of the butter; bake 10–12 minutes or until pork is 145°F.
    3. Chop parsley. Top pork with remaining half of the butter; sprinkle with parsley. Serve.

Chilled Melon-Cucumber Soup

Ingredients

  • ½ European cucumber, coarsely chopped
  • 1 Hass avocado, coarsely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 lb honeydew chunks
  • ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons presliced green onions
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 teaspoons Greek yogurt with honey

Prep

    • Peel cucumber and chop (1 cup); chop avocado, jalapeño (remove seeds), and garlic.
    • Squeeze lime for juice (1 tablespoon).

Steps

    1. Reserve ¼ cup each honeydew, cucumber, and avocado. Blend remaining ingredients (except yogurt) in a blender (or food processor) until smooth. Chill soup 20–30 minutes or until cold.
    2. Divide soup into 4 bowls. Chop reserved ingredients finely and sprinkle over soup; top each with 2 teaspoons yogurt. Serve.

Serving Suggestions

  • Complete your meal with roasted potatoes, fresh salad blend, Chicago rolls, and a chocolate dessert.
  • The chilled soup can be a refreshing and healthy snack.

Tomato-Caper Pork

Chilled Melon-Cucumber Soup

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 150, Total Fat 8g, Sat Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 170mg, Total Carb 21g, Fiber 5g, Sugars 15g, Protein 3g, Calc 2%, Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 60%, Iron 6%