Pork with spiced lentils
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 4 carrots, peeled, finely diced
- 2 stalks celery, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 teaspoons ground paprika
- ¼ cup water
- 4 x 150g pork loin cutlets or pork loin medallions, fat-trimmed
- 2 x 400g cans brown lentils, drained
- 4 cups baby rocketarugulaX
- low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve (optional)
Instructions
1 Brush a non-stick frying pan with half the oil and heat over a medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6–7 minutes, or until vegetables are soft. Add garlic, cumin and 1 teaspoon of paprika. Cook for 1 minute.
2 Add water. Stir to combine. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
3 Sprinkle pork with remaining paprika. Brush another non-stick frying pan with remaining oil and heat over a medium heat. Add pork and cook for 4–5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking.
4 Stir lentils and rocket into vegetable mixture over a low heat until heated through. Serve with pork cutlets and a dollop of yoghurt.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 356cal
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Kilojoules 1490kJ
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Protein 41g
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Total fat 12g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 20g
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–Sugars 7g
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Dietary fibre 6g
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Sodium 570mg
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Calcium 140mg
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Iron 5mg
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