Best 5 Grilled Tenderloin Salad Recipes

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, and cumin in large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Reserve 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Stir corn, beans, cilantro, and scallions together with remaining vinaigrette. Cover and let sit while grilling pork.
• Season pork with salt and pepper and grill over hot fire until browned on all 4 sides and internal temperature reaches 145 degrees, about 12 minutes. Transfer to cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice pork into 1-inch pieces and drizzle with reserved vinaigrette. Spoon corn salad onto individual plates and top with pork. Serve.

GRILLED ADOBO PORK TENDERLOIN SALAD WITH PLUMS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Puree first seven ingredients plus 2 Tbs. oil in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour all but 3/4 cup of mixture into a gallon-sized zipper bag. Add meat; seal and refrigerate 30 minutes to 4 hours. Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil into remaining mixture for a dressing.
• Brush plums with oil; season with salt and pepper. Toast almonds in a 350-degree oven for 4 minutes. Finely shred cabbage. Set all aside.
• Build a fire on one side of grill, so you have direct and indirect heat. When coals are covered with white ash, place plums, cut side down, and meat over direct heat; cover and grill until meat is well seared, 5 minutes. Then turn pork to sear other side, 5 minutes more, rearranging plums to ensure even browning. Move meat and plums to indirect heat; cover and grill 12 to 13 minutes, or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest end of meat registers 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Remove meat and plums to a platter; let sit 5 minutes or up to 1 hour. Cut pork, crosswise, into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Toss cabbage with almonds, salt, pepper and most of dressing. Arrange slaw in each of six shallow bowls. Place a portion of pork over each and 2 plum halves alongside. Drizzle with remaining dressing; garnish with cilantro.

GRILLED TENDERLOIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients; cover and chill until serving., Grill pork, covered, on an oiled rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 9-11 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing., Thinly slice tenderloin. Just before serving, place greens on a serving plate; top with oranges and pork. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with nuts if desired.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN AND CURRY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the curry potato salad: Cube the potatoes and boil them in salted water until they are fork-tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and drain.
• Combine the mayonnaise, Dijon and relish in a large bowl. Add the onion, bell pepper, and green onion and toss gently to combine. Add some salt, pepper, curry powder and garlic powder to taste. Add a few dashes of vinegar, then the potatoes. Combine, then top with the chopped egg and sprinkle with cayenne.
• For the pork: Prepare a grill for medium heat.
• Mix together the paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, mustard, onion powder, oregano, sugar, thyme and 1 tablespoon each of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the mixture all over the pork tenderloins. Grill until the internal temperature reaches 145 to 150 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before carving.
• Serve the pork with the potato salad.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN AND DRIED CHERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Rub pork with 2 tablespoons olive oil, the garlic, rosemary, 2 teaspoons pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Place in nonmetal dish; refrigerate 30 minutes or more to marinate.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer into pork so tip is in thickest part. Place pork on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook, turning about every 5 minutes, until all sides are browned and thermometer reads 145°F (temperature will rise to 160°F after resting). Remove pork from grill; wrap tightly with foil. Let stand at least 20 minutes before slicing.
• Meanwhile, rinse and spin-dry lettuce. Divide among plates (2 hearty or 4 smaller salads). Slice onion; soak in dish of ice water 5 minutes to remove any astringent onion flavor. Pat dry; sprinkle over salads. Crumble cheese; sprinkle over salads. Sprinkle cherries and almonds over top. Refrigerate salads until ready to serve.
• In small jar, shake Dressing ingredient vigorously to emulsify.
• At serving time, top salads with slices of pork; drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.