Lemon Oregano Pork Tenderloin
A great BBQ choice garnished with fresh herbs and brightened up with lemon.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 226kcal
Equipment
- BBQ
Ingredients
Marinade
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano or 1 ½ tsps fresh oregano
- ½ teaspoon thyme or 1 ½ tsps fresh thyme
- 1 sprig rosemary minced
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Tenderloin
- 2 pork tenderloins about 2-3 lbs
Instructions
- Mix marinade ingredients and pour into a zip lock bag or shallow container with the ternderloins. Marinate 1 hour to 24 hours.
- Heat oven or BBQ to about 400%.
- Transfer tenderloins to grill or shallow oven proof pan. Reserve remaining marinade. Cook tenderloins for about 10 minutes turn the tenderloins and brush on some of the excess marinade. Reserve the remaining marinade.
- Cook tenderloin another 10 minutes. Remove from grill or oven and cover loosely with foil. Allow tenderloins to rest about 5 minutes. While pork is resting pour remaining marinade into a small cup and heat on high in microwave about 1 minute. Pour heated reserved marinade over tenderloins, cut and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 477mg | Potassium: 678mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.05g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 2mg