Keto Pork Tenderloin with Macadamia Cauliflower Mash
This perfectly seared and seasoned pork tenderloin is served over a creamy cauliflower mash and makes for an easy weeknight meal!
Best Baked Pork Tenderloin
If you’ve ever cooked pork tenderloin, then you know if you let it spend just a few extra minutes in the oven it can go from juicy and tender to dry and unappetizing. The key to making the best baked pork tenderloin is first searing the outside of the meat before popping it in the oven. This way it will have a nice crusty outer layer and a juicy soft inside.
Creamy Mashed Cauliflower
It takes less than 30 minutes to put this meal together so it’s perfect for any busy weeknight. Making sure you’ve got your meat thawing out the night before and you’ll be good to go and getting this on the table quickly. Making a bed of creamy mashed cauliflower makes this a comforting meal and still perfectly keto friendly. The addition of macadamia nuts might sound odd to you but it truly makes this mashed cauliflower taste like mashed potato. It gives it a dense texture equivalent to potatoes and shouldn’t be knocked until you’ve tried it.
This meal is a win for the whole family. It they don’t like mashed cauliflower maybe the kids would enjoy my Keto Cauliflower Tots instead.
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Keto Pork Tenderloin with Macadamia Cauliflower Mash
Keto Pork Tenderloin with Macadamia Cauliflower Mash
and macadamia mash that is as close to mashed potatoes you’ll ever get.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork tenderloin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 head cauliflower (about a pound)
- 4 ounces macadamia nuts
- 1.25 cup heavy cream
- 2 ounces butter
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425° F.
- Place the cauliflower florets, macadamia nuts, cream and butter into a saucepan over
medium-high heat and bring to the boil. - Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Season your pork loin with salt and pepper and then sear on a hot pan for a few minutes on each side until the entire loin is browned.
- Sit pork on a lined oven tray and place in the oven for a further 10 minutes, or until the
internal temperature of the meat reaches 145° F. - Remove from oven and rest for five minutes.
- Spoon the cauliflower mixture into a blender, leaving none behind in the pot, and blend
until a smooth puree is formed. - Taste and add seasoning, if required.
- Serve the pork sliced on a generous bed of the mash, with some greens on the side if
desired. - This pork can be wrapped in foil or cling wrap and
stored in the fridge for up to four days.The mash can be stored in the fridge, in a covered
container, for up to five days.Both can be frozen.
Notes
Nutrition
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Is the 62g Fat correct? Seems very high for lean meat and cauliflower
It’s more from the macadamia nuts.
Looking Good. Hope it tastes well. Let me try. Thanks for sharing.
Shall we use Beef instead of pork. Will it be same taste as pork. Will there be any change in ingredients to be used.
Genius with the cauliflower mash! Never thot of that combo but it sounds delicious. Gonna try it tonight!
Are the macadamia nuts raw or roasted?
raw
This looks so good, cant wait to try it
I normally do not like the taste of cauliflower, but the recipes on this site have made me a believer. The low carb benefit is a great plus.