Shaved Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
I've never been excited about leftover pork tenderloin until now! This pork tenderloin sandwich is packed with flavor and a healthy dinner your whole family will love.
Servings: 1
Calories: 401kcal
Ingredients
- 1 brioche hamburger bun
- ¼ cup brown sugar pork tenderloin sliced super thin and heated just BARELY in the microwave 100 g
- ¼ cup chimichurri 15 g
- ¼ cup low-fat mayo, lite sour cream, or Greek yogurt 15 g
- ½ onion 15 g
- 1 apple 15 g
- 1 sliced tomato 40 g
- arugula
Instructions
- Make the caramelized onions by heating a large fry pan to medium-high heat. Spray the pan with cooking spray, and add thinly sliced onion and apples, careful to keep each on their own side. I cooked half an onion and a whole apple and had leftovers. Sprinkle both with a little kosher salt and let sit for a couple of minutes to start cooking. Then turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for 20-30 minutes until caramelized and tender. Prep everything else while they cook, stirring them occasionally.
- Combine equal parts chimichurri and your base (low-fat mayo, lite sour cream, or Greek yogurt) to make the chimichurri mayo.
- Toast the buns by spraying the insides of the buns with a mist of cooking spray and placing them face down on a preheated pan. Toast until golden brown.
- Assemble the pork tenderloin sandwich by topping the bottom bun with 2 Tbsp or 30 g of chimichurri spread, then 100 g of thinly sliced pork, tomatoes, arugula, and 15 g each of the caramelized onions and apples. Enjoy!
Notes
- Regarding the chimichurri mayo - it's such a small portion of sour cream, mayo, or yogurt, it won't make a huge difference which you choose. But for these specific macros in this recipe, I used Greek yogurt. Lite sour cream is my favorite for flavor and texture.
- If you don't have leftover chimichurri and don't want to go to too much trouble, just do a quick stir of 1/4 cup of your base, a clove of garlic (frozen dorot cube for me of course), and some quick minced cilantro and basil to taste! Pretty much this staple basil "aioli" in this recipe, with some added cilantro, OR I'm sure it'd be good with my all-time favorite always-stocked skinny chipotle cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 41.5g | Protein: 34.7g | Fat: 10.5g