Tenderloin mixes with pasta, squash
This quick dinner combines lean pork tenderloin and fruit salsa with spinachflavored linguine and summer squash.
Feel free to substitute whatever fruit looks best — cherries, peaches or plums would be good — in the salsa.
Roast Pork With Chunky Strawberry Salsa
¾ pound pork tenderloin Olive oil spray 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin, divided use 1 cup ripe strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons fresh diced red onion Several drops hot pepper sauce 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice Salt 2 tablespoons chopped fresh
cilantro
Heat broiler; line a baking sheet with foil and place under broiler. Remove visible fat from pork and spray all sides with olive oil spray. Sprinkle pork with 1 teaspoon ground cumin. Remove baking sheet from broiler and place tenderloin on sheet. Broil 10 minutes. Turn and cook another 10 minutes. A meat thermometer should read 160 degrees. While pork broils, place strawberries in a medium- size bowl and sprinkle with sugar. Add onion and hot pepper sauce. Mix the ½ remaining teaspoon cumin and lime juice together and drizzle over ingredients. Add salt to taste. Toss well and sprinkle with cilantro ( optional). Makes 2 servings. Nutrition information: Each serving contains approximately 250 calories, 36 g protein, 6 g fat, 10 g carbohydrate ( 3 g sugar), 108 mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium and 2 g fiber.
Carbohydrate count: 1.
Linguine With Summer Squash
¼ pound spinach linguine 2 ¼ cups fresh or frozen sliced yellow squash 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and ground black pepper
Place a large saucepan filled with 3 to 4 quarts of water on to boil over high heat. Add the pasta and boil 2 minutes. Add the squash and continue to boil 8 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked through, but firm. Drain the pasta and vegetables. Place in a bowl and toss with olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Makes 2 servings. Nutrition information: Each serving contains approximately 300 calories, 9 g protein, 8 g fat, 47 mg cholesterol ( 4 g sugar), no cholesterol, 5 mg sodium and 3 g fiber.
Carbohydrate count: 3.
Recipe from Mix ’ n’ Match Meals
in Minutes for People With Diabetes by Linda Gassenheimer, published by the American Diabetes Association