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Turmeric Pork with Beetroot and Carrot Salad

This meal is healthy and provides plenty of flavour to dance with your taste buds.
Keyword: Chef Ray, Clean Eating, Healthy Eating, Healthy Food, Healthy Food Guide, Healthy Recipe, Healthy Recipes, Turmeric Pork with Beetroot and Carrot Salad
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • ½ cup  reduced-fat Greek-style yoghurt
  • garlic cloves crushed
  • cup  lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp tumeric
  • 200 g 4x  lean pork cutlets fat trimmed
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bunch baby beetroots
  • 2 medium carrots peeled
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ small red onion thinly sliced
  • 3 cups  baby spinach
  • 2 bunches broccolini
  • 3 cups  cooked couscous to serve

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Combine the yoghurt, garlic and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a large bowl. Pour half into a small dish and set aside for serving. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and the turmeric to the large bowl; stir.  Add pork to turmeric mixture, coat well.
  • Heat half of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Brown the pork cutlet for 1-2 minutes each side. Transfer to the prepared tray. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until pork is cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, thinly slice the beetroots and carrots using a mandoline.
  • Whisk the honey, mustard, remaining oil and juice in a medium bowl. Add onion and spinach, and toss to combine. Add sliced beetroot and carrots.
  • Boil, steam or microwave the broccolini until tender; drain. Serve pork with beetroot salad, broccolini, couscous and reserved garlic yoghurt.

Notes

From: Macri, Liz; Fresh Flavours In (Jan 17) Healthy Food Guide