Fig and Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Loin with Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend
The sharp taste of blue cheese with the sweetness of figs and pecans all rolled up in a pork loin. This recipe contains 13% less calories and 68% less sugar* than the full-sugar serving version. Makes 8 pieces.
- Serving Size: 1 slice (124g)
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 lbs. trimmed boneless center cut pork loin
Filling
1⁄2 cup figs, washed and sliced
1⁄2 cup crumbled reduced-fat blue cheese
1⁄4 cup chopped pecans, roasted, unsalted
1⁄4 cup green onion, washed and chopped
Rub
1 1⁄2 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp salt
¼ cup Truvía®® Brown Sugar Blend
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Rinse and pat dry pork loin.
Butterfly loin, by making a lengthwise slice down the center, cutting about 2⁄3 the way through. Slice each side again lengthwise slice down the center 2⁄3 way through.
Open the loin, sandwich between two sheets of plastic wrap.
Pound with mallet to about a ½ inch thickness. Should end up with a rectangle. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine sliced figs, blue cheese, pecans and onions to make filling. Set aside.
In a small bowl combine canola oil, salt and Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend to make a rub.
Remove plastic sheets from loin.
Place 4-6, 12 inch pieces of kitchen twine under the loin.
Spread on 2 Tbsp of rub on the top surface of the loin. Leaving a ½ inch border around edges.
Firmly pat filling mixture on top of rub.
Roll up loin the long way, to make a long roll.
Using kitchen twine, tie up loin.
Spread remaining rub on outer surface of the roll.
Roast the pork loin in a preheated oven for about 45-60 minutes or until an inserted meat thermometer registers 160 degrees F.
Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Store unused portion in sealed container in the refrigerator.
*Each serving has 250 calories and 5 grams of sugar per serving, compared to the full-sugar version that has 290 calories and 16 grams of sugar per serving.
