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This Grilled Pork Loin Salad with Grilled Apples is a refreshing salad loaded with flavor! Top with bacon, carrots and feta cheese and you have perfection!
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Adding some really nice flavor to a salad makes me want to eat one every day, which is what I have been doing for the last two weeks!
I set a goal for myself a few weeks ago that I wanted to move my body more. My job, food blogging, tends to keep me behind my computer a lot more than I need to be.
So I purposely started tracking my steps daily. My goal is 10k. It is hard to get to that on a daily basis but it hasn’t stopped me from trying!
Eating salads on a daily basis has been pretty easy for me but it is so much better when I add some real flavor to it such as adding this Smithfield Applewood Smoked Bacon Pork Loin Filet!
It’s perfect for any night and any meal you want to make!I ran to Walmart and picked up all of my ingredients in one simple trip!
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HOW TO MAKE THE SALAD:
I used romain lettuce and iceberg, but when putting together a salad you could use any kind of green you want. Such as when I made this zucchini carpaccio salad.
Also you can put any kind of protein you prefer such as when I made this roasted cod and edamame salad!
Lastly it’s all about color! The more color you add to your salad the more vitamins you get!
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Grilled Pork Loin Salad with Grilled Apples
Ingredients
- 2 heads romain lettuce chopped
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce chopped
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 apples slice
- 1 27.2 oz Smithfield Applewood Smoked Bacon Pork Loin filet
- 3 carrots shaved
- 1 cup feta cheese
- olive oil opitonal
- balsamic vinegar opitiona
Instructions
- Preheat grill or grill pan to medium high heat.Â
- Place lettuce in large bowl, set aside.
- Place apple slices in a water for five minute, remove and place on grill pan. Cook for 2 minutes on one side, Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Place bacon on grill pan and cook on medium high for 4 minutes. Flip and cook for 2 minutes. Remove and place on plate lined with paper towel. Allow to cool. Chop into pieces. Set aside.
- Remove pork loin from package and place on grill pan. Searing it for 4 minutes on each side. Remove from heat. Slice meat and return to grill pan. Cook for an additional 6 minutes on each side or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Set aside.
- Assemble salad by topping your lettuce with pork loin, grilled apples, carrots, feta cheese and bacon crumbles. Top with dressing, my preferred is olive oil and vinegar. Serve and ENJOY!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
Pork and apples is the best combo! LOVE that you took this to the grill!
Brenda
A smoky pork loin, plus apples and bacon…what could possibly keep me from loving this meal?!
Courtney @ NeighborFood
I absolutely love salads like this! There are so many awesome flavors going on here.
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
This pork loin looks so moist and tender!! I love how yummy it is with the grilled apples.
Gina/Running to the Kitchen
What a delicious idea!
Brenda
A smoky pork loin, plus apples and bacon…what could possibly keep me from loving this meal?!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
This pork loin looks so moist and tender!! I love how yummy it is with the grilled apples.