Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apples, Leeks and Carrots
Juicy roast pork over sweet leeks and carrots, with caramelised apple wedges and a bright cider pan sauce.
- AIP
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Dairy-free
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Keto
- Low-GI
- Paleo
- Kid-friendly
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
Ingredients
- 600 g pork tenderloin
- 2 leeks, sliced, well rinsed
- 500 g carrots, cut into thick coins
- 2 apples, in wedges
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sea salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C and set out a large roasting pan.10 min timer
- Toss the leeks, carrots and apple wedges with the oil, rosemary, garlic and salt.
- Nestle the pork on the veg and roast until the pork reads 63°C/145°F at its thickest point.20 min timer
- Set aside the kids' share: pork sliced thin, soft carrots and a few apple pieces.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Rest the pork on a board, then slice it across into thick pieces.5 min timer
- Toss the pan juices with the cider vinegar and spoon over the grown-ups' plates.
Kids’ plate: Apple Pork Strips with Soft Carrots
On the plate: Thin pork strips, soft carrot coins and a few cooked apple pieces, before the vinegar goes on.
Make it a game: Build tiny pork-and-apple sandwiches with your fingers, then eat the tower in two bites.
Set it aside at step 4, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Fruit, leeks and rosemary season the pork — no grains, dairy, eggs, nuts, seeds or nightshades.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free and soy-free; leeks, apples and rosemary do all the flavour work.
- Pregnant: Nothing raw, unpasteurised or alcoholic; the pork's cooking temperature is in the steps.
- Toddler (1–3): Everything cut small and cooked soft, in a quarter-to-third portion.
- Kid (4–12): Strips to pick up and stack, mild flavour, sweet apple wedges alongside.
AIP check: watch for nightshade spices (paprika, chili, cayenne), seed spices (cumin, coriander seed), seed oils and hidden sugar. Gluten gives food ideas, not medical advice: always check labels for allergens and cross-contact.
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