Pan-Roasted Pork With Santa Fe Style Salad Using Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork

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The best part of life is when your family becomes your friends and your friends become your family. And now that we live far from my parents and in-laws, our friends are like our family. It's summer time and kids have holidays, so we meet our friends quite often. Summer happens to be my favorite season as the days are long and there is so much we can do. I enjoy the time spent with our friends and we always have great moments together. We have lots of fun having pool parties, picnics, get-togethers etc. and make the best of it all. This weekend we had our friends coming over to our place for dinner. Since it was a short notice, I visited the nearest Lucky store to grab some ingredients to cook them something special. My friends love pork and so I picked up Smithfield® Marinated Fresh Pork as their quality and flavor have always impressed me. Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork is made from 100% fresh pork with no artificial ingredients. Also, Lucky offers such wide range of Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork products, which makes my cooking easy.

I wanted to create a recipe in less time as I also had some other chores to take care of. So I thought of making Pan-Roasted Pork with Santa Fe Style Salad as it has the goodness of pork and salad together. To make this dish, I chose Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork, as their pork cuts are slow marinated and perfectly seasoned. We can either grill, roast or sauté them and we've got a delicious dinner ready in minutes. This particular dish is not only tasty but also very healthy which makes it a perfect dinner for your guests. To add to this, the cooking time for Pan-Roasted Pork with Santa Fe Style Salad is less than 30 minutes. So let's see the preparation of this perfect dinner dish!

Pan-Roasted Pork With Santa Fe Style Salad

Ingredients:

• Smithfield Roasted Garlic and Herb Marinated Fresh Pork Sirloin - 6 slices (fine long cuts)
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
• Vinegar - 2 tablespoons
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Pepper - 1 teaspoon
• Roasted corn - 1 cup
• Grape Tomatoes - 7
• Mexican 4-Cheese Blend - 1 cup (shredded)
• Seasoned Tortilla Chips - As needed
• Salsa Ranch Dressing - As needed
• Fresh Bed of Romaine Lettuce - 3 cups
• Sugar - 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

Take a bowl and add romaine lettuce, roasted corn, grape tomatoes, seasoned tortilla chips and sugar. Add vinegar, mix it well and keep the salad aside.
Now take the pork slices and add salt and pepper as needed.
Take a large skillet and add olive oil. Once the oil gets heated, add the pork pieces and cook until it turns brown on all sides. This might take 6-8 minutes.
Once done, transfer the pork to the bowl of salad mix.
Plate it well and sprinkle the cheese. Serve it with salsa ranch dressing and enjoy the Pan-Roasted Pork with Santa Fe Style Salad.

My family and friends loved this delicious Pan-Roasted Pork with Santa Fe Style Salad. The credit goes to the Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork that gives real flavor, real fast for quick and simple meals like this. If you like experimenting and creating new varieties of dishes, you can now win awesome prizes for your creativity and effort. Smithfield is challenging you to see what you can do with Marinated Fresh Pork to get a flavorful meal ready in about 30 minutes with their "What Can You Do With 30?" meal and tip contest. For more 30-minute meal preparation ideas, and to submit your original recipe for a chance to win great prizes, head to www.SmithfieldRealFlavorRealFast.com.

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