Pan-Seared Pork & Fried Green Tomato Salad
1 pound pork tenderloin
Salt and ground black pepper
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 egg, well beaten
2 small green tomatoes, sliced 1/2-inch thick
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup watercress
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
1/3 cup bottled sweet and sour sauce (or red pepper jelly, warmed, and mixed with 1 to 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar)
Directions:
1.Slice tenderloin crosswise in 12 slices. Slightly flatten with palm of hand. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2.In shallow dish, combine cornmeal, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Place beaten egg in second shallow dish. Dip tomato slices in egg, then coat in cornmeal mixture; set aside.
3.In 12-inch skillet heat 1 Tbsp. oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork for 3 minutes each side, until golden brown on outside and slightly pink inside. Transfer to platter; cover to keep warm.
4.Add 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet. Cook tomato slices for 2 to 3 minutes each side until golden, adding oil if necessary. Serve pork and tomatoes with watercress and blue cheese. Drizzle sweet and sour sauce.
Recipe shared from: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pan-seared-pork-fried-green-tomato-salad/