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Pork Roast with Cherry Salsa

Source of Recipe


A Food Obsessed Life, by Michael Lee West






List of Ingredients



• 1 (4-lb.) loin of pork
  
• Seasonings to taste: lemon pepper, thyme, paprika, freshly ground pepper, and salt
  
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 1/2 cup red wine
  
• 1 onion, chopped
  
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
  
• 1 clove garlic, minced
  
• *
  
• -- For the Cherry Salsa --
  
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
  
• 1/3 cup chopped green pepper
  
• 1/3 cup chopped green chiles
  
• 1/3 cup dried cherries, chopped
  
• 1-1/2 Tbsp champagne vinegar (may substitute white vinegar)
  
• 1-1/2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
  






Instructions



1. Season roast with the seasonings to taste.
   
   
2. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan and sear the roast. After browning on all sides, place the meat in a large roasting pan. Deglaze the pan with 1/2 cup red wine. Then add the chopped onion, celery, and garlic to the pan with the wine; pour over the roast.
   
   
3. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 2 hours or until roast reaches desired doneness.
   
   
4. Mix all of the cherry salsa ingredients together and spoon over the roast to serve.
   
   Serves 4