Herb-Marinated Pork Tenderloin

It's time for another recipe from Ina Garten's new book, Back to Basics. This time it's Herb-Marinated Pork Tenderloin, a fantastic little recipe that took surprisingly little work.

Number one, marinate the pork tenderloin. (I had to cut it in half so I could fit it in the Ziploc bag.)


This tasty marinade is a mix of lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper.

Then you grill the tenderloin:


Oh man, I cannot describe how awesome that smelled. Really, the marinade was 10 minutes to prepare, and it did most of the work. Leave it to Ina.

Cut and serve:


I served the pork tenderloin slices with steamed green beans. It was awesome. Dave was very vocal about his enjoyment of the pork; sometimes I think my pseudo-vegetarian diet is too much for him, and in those times, he just needs a big chunk of red (or reddish) meat.

Anyway, pork tenderloin is a really lean meat that is soft and delicious. I need to make more of it.