Name: Italian Pork Loin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon each dried basil, thyme and rosemary, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds); 8 medium carrots, halved lengthwise; 2 medium onions, quartered

This herb-crusted Italian pork loin is an easy-to-make entree that will impress everyone who gets to enjoy it.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil

5 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon each dried basil, thyme and rosemary, crushed

1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds)

8 medium carrots, halved lengthwise

2 medium onions, quartered

Instructions

1 Season the roast

2 In a small bowl, mix the oil, garlic, basil, thyme, rosemary and Italian seasoning. Rub the mixture over the roast.

3 Chill the roast

4 Arrange the carrots and onions on the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking pan. Place the roast, fat side up, over the vegetables. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

5 Roast at high heat

6 Preheat the oven to 475°F. Roast the pork for 20 minutes.

7 Reduce the oven temperature

8 Reduce the oven setting to 425°. Continue to roast the pork until a thermometer inserted into the center reads 145° and the vegetables are tender, 30 to 40 minutes longer.

9 Rest and slice

10 Remove the roast from the oven and tent it with foil. Let the pork stand for 20 minutes before slicing.