PORK FILLET WITH BLUE CHEESE CRUST AND HERB SALAD
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz pork tenderloin
- fat and membrane trimmed
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ orange
- seeds removed
- 85g/3oz Stilton cheese
- large handful fresh mixed herbs (such as flatleaf parsely
- coriander
- chervil
- chives)
- leaves only
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
- Cut the pork into 2cm/¾inch-thick slices. Place the slices between two pieces of cling film and flatten out with a rolling pin to 5mm/¼inch thick. Discard the cling film and season the pork with freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a large ovenproof frying pan over a high heat. Add the olive oil
- then add the pork and sear for one minute on each side. Squeeze the orange juice over the pork and top each piece of pork with some Stilton.
- Transfer to the oven and cook for 3-4 minutes
- or until the pork is completely cooked through and the cheese is bubbling.
- Meanwhile
- for the herb salad
- place the herbs in a bowl. Drizzle over the olive oil and lemon juice and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix together.
- To serve
- place the pork onto a warm serving plate and top with a pile of the herb salad.

