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herbed pork fillet with roast vegetables

This easy one-pan, low-fat roast combines pork and herbed vegetables for a healthy, hearty Sunday lunch that counts as 3 of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

    • 4 medium parsnips, peeled and quartered lengthways
    • 1 butternut squash (about 650g/1lb 7oz), peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
    • 2 red onions, each cut into 8 wedges
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • grated zest of 1 lemon
    • 2 tsp pork seasoning or dried mixed Italian herbs
    • 500g lean pork tenderloin, in one or two pieces
    • 1 medium Bramley apple
    • 400ml hot chicken stock

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/ gas 6/fan 180C. Put all the vegetables into a roasting tin. Drizzle with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss everything together.
  2. On a plate, mix together the lemon zest and pork seasoning or herbs. Roll the pork tenderloin in the mixture, then put it on top of the vegetables. Roast for 40 minutes.
  3. Peel and core the apple and cut it into chunks. Scatter the pieces into the roasting tin, then pour in the hot stock and cook for a further 15-20 minutes. Slice the pork, arrange on a platter with the veg, then spoon the pan juices on top.