Friends Coming For Dinner

[ellen6242]

I invited a few co-workers to dinner next Wednesday night and want to make a great meal that will impress them. I'd like to do Sesame Garlic Pork Tenderloin because it's easy and so delicious. I'll marinate it in the morning before I go to work. What should I serve with it? I was thinking of garlic mashed potatoes - is that too much garlic with the pork?? Maybe roasted carrots as well?? Giada de Laurentis did a beautiful puff pastry shell with spinach dip in it that would be a great appetizer, but I don't know if that would work with the meal.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Ellen

[shoezoo]

The sesame garlic pork tenderloin sounds great. I would either do the garlic mashed potatoes or oven roasted baby reds. For a veggie have you thought of sauteed pea pods and grape tomatoes. They add a great color to the plate.

[Wendy w]

Ellen, garlic mashed potatoes sound great with this. I like shoezoo's suggestion of peas. This dish has radishes in it and I have successfully made this. It may work for you. I didn't use dill seeds. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.


SAUTEED RADISHES AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH DILL

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots
12 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed, strings removed
2 cups thinly sliced radishes (about 1 large bunch)
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon dill seeds
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

This side dish would pair beautifully with roast lamb or salmon. To remove strings from fresh peas, just snap off the stem end and pull string lengthwise down each pod. Melt butter with oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add sugar snap peas and radishes; sauté until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add orange juice and dill seeds; stir 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chopped dill. Transfer to bowl; serve.

Market tip: To make this dish even faster, buy sugar snap peas with the strings already removed; they're sold in 8-ounce packages at some supermarkets.

Makes 6 servings.
Bon Appétit
April 2004

[SLFlyt]

Can you post the recipe for the Sesame Garlic Pork Tenderloin? I did a search but couldn't find it easily. TIA