GAMEPLAN FOR THE WEEK
Meal #1
Pork Roast with Cumin Spiked Mixed Berry Sauce
Roasted Parsnips
Sautéed Snow Peas
Meal #2
Radicchio Cups with Pork and Seasoned Rice
Grapefruit and Onion Salad
Meal #3
Chili-Seared Pork with Pineapple Salsa
Sautéed Green Beans
Weeknight Dessert
Pear Pizza with Ricotta, Apricot Preserves and Granola
Weekend Prep Day, Meal #1
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Slice strawberries and make cumin-mixed berry sauce.
- Chop parsnips.
- Remove pork loin from fridge and separate one-third of pork from entire loin.
- Transfer both pieces of pork to roasting pan and arrange parsnips alongside.
- Season parsnips and pork with salt and ground black pepper.
- Spread cumin-mixed berry sauce over larger cut of meat.
- Bake pork and parsnips in oven.
- Remove pork from oven and let rest.
- Prepare sautéed snow peas.
- Slice one-third of pork roast with cumin-spiked mixed berry sauce and serve alongside snow peas.
- Divide remaining two-thirds pork for meals #2 and #3. Label and refrigerate.
Meal #2
- Soak radicchio in ice water to crisp up if desired.
- Boil water. Add rice and spices. Cover.
- Remove shredded pork labeled meal #2 from fridge.
- Peel and slice grapefruit into thin rounds.
- Thinly slice red onion and sprinkle over grapefruit.
- Assemble and dress grapefruit and onion salad.
- In a big skillet, reheat pork with pre-shredded carrots, etc.
- Combine rice with carrot- pork mixture in skillet. Add soy sauce.
- To assemble, spoon rice and pork mixture into radicchio cups.
- Serve alongside with soy sauce for dipping.
- Eat and Enjoy!
Meal #3
- Trim green beans and sauté with butter, salt, and pepper in a skillet.
- Make pineapple salsa using pre-diced pineapple (from salad bar or can).
- Remove sliced pork labeled meal #3 from fridge.
- Coat pork with chili rub and sear in pre-heated skillet.
- Add sliced almonds to green beans to toast.
- Plate seared pork and green beans.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Weeknight Dessert
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat apricot preserves in microwave.
- Remove packaged pie crust from fridge and unroll onto a baking sheet.
- Spread ricotta cheese onto pie crust.
- Slice, core, and fan pears onto pie crust, brush pears with apricot glaze.
- Bake pizza in oven until crust is golden brown.
- Remove pizza from oven and sprinkle with your favorite granola and garnish with mint, if desired.
- Slice and Enjoy!
