Island Pork Tenderloin Salad Paired with Chateau de Luc, Corbieres Rosé

The Wine

Chateau de Luc, Corbieres Rose 2015

Absolutely a perfect summer Rose! Pale salmon pink in appearance with a delicate bouquet that has aromas of lychee, peach, and minerals. The grapes were harvested at night to preserve the freshness of the fruit. Made from a blend of Cinsault giving the wine it freshness, and Grenache adding to the wines complexity; this wine offers beautiful fresh flavors of subtle tangy raspberry and kiwi with a touch of salinity and river stone like minerality in the finish.

This versatile wine can start the evening and stay through dinner. This is the wine we picked it to serve (well chilled) on the Cork Yacht this summer.

The Pairing

Island Pork Tenderloin Salad

What you will need:

For pork:

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 pork tenderloins (2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds total)

2 tablespoons olive oil

For glaze:

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic

1 tablespoon Tabasco

For vinaigrette:

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon fresh orange juice

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon curry powder, toasted

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup olive oil

For salad:

3 navel oranges

5 ounces baby spinach, trimmed (6 cups leaves)

4 cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage (from 1 medium head)

1 red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into thin strips

1/2 cup golden raisins

2 firm-ripe California avocados

How to prepare:

Preheat oven to 350°F, Stir together salt, and pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub. Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.

Make glaze and roast pork: Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin. Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°F, about 20 minutes. Let pork stand in skillet at room temperature 10 minutes. (Temperature will rise to about 155°F while standing)

Make vinaigrette while pork roasts: Whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.

Prepare salad ingredients while pork stands: Cut peel, including white pith, from oranges with a sharp knife, and then cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Toss spinach, cabbage, bell pepper, and raisins in a large bowl with about 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Halve, pit, and peel avocados, then cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Assemble salad:

Cut pork at a 45-degree angle into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Line a large platter with dressed salad and arrange sliced pork, oranges, and avocados in rows on top, drizzle some vinaigrette over avocados and oranges. Pour any juices from skillet over pork. Recipe from epicurious

Cheers!

The Wine Guys