Roast Pork, Asparagus & Cherry Tomato Bowl Recipe

Roast Pork, Asparagus & Cherry Tomato Bowl

• Cook
  35 m
• Ready In
  50 m

Recipe By: Sara Haas, R.D.N., L.D.N.

“In this healthy grain bowl dinner recipe, hummus may seem like an unconventional dressing ingredient, but here we thin it with some hot water to make a rich, creamy drizzle.”

Ingredients

• • 2½ cups water plus 2 tablespoons, divided
  • 1¼ cups bulgur
  • ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • ½ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ¼ cup plain hummus

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400°F.
• 2 Bring 2½ cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in bulgur and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cover and let stand until tender, about 20 minutes.
• 3 Meanwhile, sprinkle pork with marjoram, pepper and ¼ teaspoon salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork; cook, turning several times, until browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes.
• 4 Toss asparagus and onion with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and ¼ teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. When the pork is browned, scatter the asparagus and onion around it. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 145°F, 12 to 16 minutes. About 5 minutes before the pork is done, scatter the tomatoes over the vegetables in the pan.
• 5 Transfer the pork to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Toss the vegetables with the pan juices.
• 6 Drain any remaining liquid from the bulgur, then stir in parsley, lemon zest and lemon juice. Combine hummus and 2 tablespoons hot -water in a small bowl. Divide the bulgur among 4 bowls and top with the pork and vegetables; drizzle with the hummus sauce.