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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
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Slow cooker
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 461kcal
Author: Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients

For the Parsley Vinaigrette:

Instructions

  • 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.

Nutrition

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