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Gallery Pork with Lentil, Orange, Avocado, and Basil Salad Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 2 dried bay leaves 1 cup French green lentils 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 boneless pork chops (each 5 ounces and 1/2 to 2/3 inch thick), fat trimmed Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 3 navel oranges 3/4 cup roughly torn or chopped basil leaves, plus whole leaves for garnish 1 small shallot, minced (2 tablespoons) 1 Hass avocado, chilled

Cook’s Notes Dynamic DuoWhen lentils are eaten with vitamin C-rich oranges, the iron they contain is more easily absorbed by the body.

Gallery Pork with Lentil, Orange, Avocado, and Basil Salad

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4

Pork with Lentil, Orange, Avocado, and Basil Salad

Pork with Lentil, Orange, Avocado, and Basil Salad

Pork with Lentil, Orange, Avocado, and Basil Salad

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 25 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 25 mins

total: 1 hr 25 mins

prep:

25 mins

total:

1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 dried bay leaves 1 cup French green lentils 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 boneless pork chops (each 5 ounces and 1/2 to 2/3 inch thick), fat trimmed Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 3 navel oranges 3/4 cup roughly torn or chopped basil leaves, plus whole leaves for garnish 1 small shallot, minced (2 tablespoons) 1 Hass avocado, chilled

Directions

Bring 8 cups water and the bay leaves to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add lentils, and reduce heat. Cover with a round of parchment, and gently simmer until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain lentils. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. (Lentils may be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated.)

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat pork dry, and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Cook until pork is browned and just cooked through, flipping once, about 6 minutes. Let rest on a platter, tented with foil, 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, finely grate 1 teaspoon zest from 1 orange. Cut peel and pith from remaining 2 oranges. Cut into quarters, and slice each quarter crosswise into 1/4-inch slices with a sharp knife, reserving juices. If necessary, squeeze zested orange to measure 1/4 cup juice total.

Toss together oranges, 1/4 cup juice, the lentils, basil, shallot, 2 teaspoons oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add any juices from resting pork.

Halve, pit, and peel avocado. Halve each half lengthwise, then cut into 1/3-inch slices crosswise, and fold into salad. Spoon salad over pork, garnish with basil, and drizzle with remaining oil.

Cook’s Notes Dynamic DuoWhen lentils are eaten with vitamin C-rich oranges, the iron they contain is more easily absorbed by the body.

Cook’s Notes

Dynamic DuoWhen lentils are eaten with vitamin C-rich oranges, the iron they contain is more easily absorbed by the body.

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