Roasted pork with pears

By greeneyes718

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
• 1/4 cup packed roughly chopped fresh sage,plus sage leaves for roasting
• 3 garlic cloves
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 5 tbs. olive oil
• 1 boneless pork loin roast,about 3 1/2 lb,halved horizontally
• 3 ripe red anjou pears,halved lengthwise
• 4 leeks,white portions,halved lengthwise

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400
-In mini food processor,process parsley,chopped sage,garlic,salt,pepper, and 3 tbs oil into fine paste
-Spread on cut side of one pork half;place other half on top
-Tie roast with kitchen twine
-Tuck sage leaves underneath twine
-Season roast with salt and pepper
-In 5 1/2 qt dutch oven over medium high heat,warm 2 tbs oil
-Add pears,cut side down;cook 5 min
-Transfer to plate
-Brown pork on all sides,8 min
Transfer to plate
-Place leeks,cut side down,in pot in single layer
-Set pork on top
-Place pears along sides of pot
-Roast until internal temp registers 140,45-55 min
-Transfer pork to carving board,tent with foil
-Let rest 10 min
-Transfer leeks and pears to platter
-Slice pork;arrange on platter