Pork Loin Roast with Garlic and Rosemary

Pork loins are one of the most economical cuts of meat you can purchase. This recipe only takes about an hour in the oven, and it will fill your house with the most amazing garlic and rosemary aroma thanks to the flavorful paste that blankets the roast.

To make the flavorful paste, you’ll need: kosher salt, ground black pepper, garlic paste, olive oil, and dried rosemary.

Grind the dried rosemary in a coffee/spice grinder. If you don’t have a spice grinder, you can pulse the rosemary in a personal beverage blender (like this), or grind it by hand using a mortar and pestle.

One note about coffee/spice grinders - I like to use one that has a removable insert (here’s the one I have) so it can be washed thoroughly.

Place the olive oil, ground rosemary, garlic paste, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

Whisk them all together to form a paste.

Spread the paste all over the top of the roast and place the roast on a rack inside a baking dish. Be sure to use a pork loin roast and not a pork tenderloin roast as the cooking time for this recipe was developed for a 3-pound loin roast.

Add 1 cup of water to the baking dish. If you have a probe thermometer (like this), insert it into the side of the roast and bake until an internal temperature of 145F is reached. Remove roast from oven and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Enjoy!

Items used to make this recipe:

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Pork Loin Roast with Garlic and Rosemary

makes 8 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 pound boneless pork loin (not tenderloin)

Seasoning Paste:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon garlic paste

• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary, ground

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or half table salt)

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and place rack in center position.

2. Using a mortar and pestle, mini food processor, drink blender, or spice grinder that is dishwasher safe (for easy cleaning afterward), grind rosemary.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together ground rosemary, olive oil, garlic paste, salt, and pepper, until a paste forms.

4. Place the pork loin on a rack sitting in a baking dish and rub all over with garlic/rosemary paste.

5. Insert an over-safe probe thermometer into the end of the loin until the tip of the probe reaches the center; pour 1 cup water into the pan (avoid pouring the water over the seasoning paste).

6. Carefully place the baking dish in the center of the preheated oven and roast for approximately 1 hour (or until an internal temperature of 145F is reached).

7. Remove pork loin from oven and rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Keto Sesame Zoodles with Roasted Pork

This delicious, low carb, Keto-friendly recipe is a revision of one I shared several years ago (here). Instead of using asian noodles, I used spiralized zucchini. The zucchini is barely cooked - basically it’s just heated through in the sauce just before serving so it maintains its structural integrity and ever-so-slight crunch. If you don’t have leftover roasted pork loin to add, just omit it and serve the zucchini doused in the tasty sesame sauce as a side dish.

Do you have a spiralizer - there’s just something zen about spiralizing veggies. I love-love-love using it.

Just for the fun of it, I decided to challenge myself and see if I could eat the entire bowl using only chopsticks. I had a great time slurping away and I’m happy to report I was able to finish my lunch without the use of a fork or spoon! I hope you’ll give this yummy recipe a try. Enjoy!

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Keto Sesame Zoodles with Roasted Pork

makes 2 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 medium zucchini, spiralized into “zoodles”

• 6 ounces cooked pork loin, sliced into matchsticks

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce

• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

• 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

• 2 tablespoons canola oil

• 1/2 teaspoon chili oil (or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes)

• 2 scallions, sliced thin on the diagonal, green tops reserved for garnish

• Garnish with crushed red pepper flakes or Sriracha (optional)

Directions

1. Heat garlic, soy, rice vinegar, oils, and white scallion parts until bubbly, add pork to heat through, then stir in the spiraled zucchini; stir well to combine.  

2. Remove from heat and garnish with green scallion tops. If desired, serve with crushed red pepper flakes and/or sriracha.

Keto stats: 460 calories, 21g protein, 40g fat, 11g carbs, 4g fiber, total 7g net carbs.