Stuffed Pork Loin with Rosemary Arugula Pesto
This roast is delicious and makes a great presentation for a holiday dinner. There’s some prep time required, but I think it’s well worth it. If possible, have your butcher butterfly the roast for you. I’ve included a link in the instructions if you want to do it yourself.
- Prep Time: 1Hr 30 Min
- Cook Time: 1:45
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
For the pesto:
Ingredients:
• ¼ cup loosely packed rosemary leaves (discard the tough stems);
• 1 ½ cups packed arugula leaves;
• ¼ toasted pine nuts;
• ½ cup good quality parmesan cheese;
• 1 large or two medium garlic cloves, peeled;
• 1 to 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice;
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt;
• ½ cup good quality olive oil.
For the Roast:
Ingredients:
• 1 – 4 lb. pork loin roast;
• 4 or 5 slices of Boars Head brand Rosemary Sundried Tomato ham;
• 6 or 7 slices of Boars Head brand smoked gouda;
• Salt and pepper to taste;
Instructions
1. Place the rosemary, arugula, nuts, cheese, garlic, one tablespoon of lemon juice, and the salt in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely combined;
2. Keep the lid on and slowly drizzle the olive oil through the pour spout while continuing to pulse. Once the pesto is ground into a fine paste, taste and add additional lemon juice and salt as desired;
3. Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
For the Roast:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees;
2. Butterfly the pork roast. Using a sharp knife, place the roast fat side up, with short end toward you. See video or have the butcher cut it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Vl78vJMJ8
3. If you purchased it already butterflied by the butcher, you may need to pound it flat. (see video)
4. You now have a rectangular flat pork roast. The fat cap should be face down. Lightly salt and pepper the meat.
5. Spread the pesto sauce over the meat leaving about 1” around the entire piece of meat without sauce;
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 ounces
- Calories: 473
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 95
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 125
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 250