Grapefruit Pork Salad Recipe

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I found the recipe for this salad starring stir-fried pork tenderloin years ago and have adapted it a bit since. My family often requests it-particularly in summer.

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Grapefruit Pork Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/8 plus 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 pound pork tenderloin, julienned
1 bunch leaf lettuce, torn
1 medium grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1 medium white grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1-1/2 cups halved green grapes
1 cup quartered fresh strawberries

Directions

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, honey, mustard, poppy seeds and 1/8 teaspoon salt; shake well and set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, stir-fry pork with remaining salt until no longer pink.
Place lettuce on a platter; top with warm pork. Arrange grapefruit, grapes and strawberries around pork. Shake dressing; drizzle over salad. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 311 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 354 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Grapefruit Pork Salad in Light & Tasty June/July 2001, p39