Mediterranean Pork Tenderloin with Couscous {Slow Cooker}
Ready in just a couple of hours, juicy pork tenderloin with a side couscous salad featuring a delicious parsley vinaigrette for spooning over the couscous and the pork. The tenderloin will be a rosy color throughout, since it's cooked gently in the slow cooker. Super juicy and tender.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Slow cooker
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 461kcal
Author: Good Dinner Mom
For the Parsley Vinaigrette:
Combine 1 cup broth and 2 teaspoons garlic in slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine 1 Tablespoon garam marsala with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper. Pat meat dry and rub the garam marsala mixture all over 2 12-16 ounce trimmed tenderloins. Nestle tenderloins into slow cooker side by side, alternating thicker end to thinner end. Cover and cook until pork is tender and registers 155 degrees, 1 to 2 hours on low.
Transfer tenderloins to carving board and tent with aluminum foil. Pour cooking liquid into cup or liquid measure, then return 1 cup liquid back into the slow cooker (You could pour the liquid into a fat separator and let sit for 5 minutes before pouring back into slow cooker, but the fat is so minimal, you won't get much separation). Add 1 cup couscous and ½ cup raisins into liquid. Cover and cook the couscous on high until tender, about 15 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork, then stir in ½ cup almonds (couscous will seem very dry until you fluff it).
Make the Parsley Vinegrette:
Whisk ½ cup oil, ½ cup parsley, 2 Tablespoons vinegar, and remaining 2 teaspoons garlic together in a bowl and season with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Slice tenderloins and transfer to serving platter.
Serve with couscous and parsley vinaigrette for pouring over both.
Serving: 8g | Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 507IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg