Pork Roast with Roasted Vegetables
Add a side of applesauce or chutney to this one pan meal dish and you have a full meal.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
 - 1 ½ pounds parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
 - 3 tablespoons avocado oil, divided
 - 2 teaspoons thyme, divided
 - ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
 - ¾ teaspoon ground pepper, divided
 - 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
 - 1 teaspoon maple syrup
 - 1 cup dry hard cider
 
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
 - Toss carrots and parsnips in a large bowl with 2 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon thyme and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spread evenly in a roasting pan. Rub pork with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and season with the remaining 1 teaspoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Place the pork, fat-side up, on top of the vegetables.
 - Roast, stirring the vegetables occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork registers 145 degrees F, 50 to 65 minutes.
 - Transfer the pork to a clean cutting board. Tent with foil and let rest for 15 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl and stir in maple syrup.
 - Place the roasting pan over two burners on high heat. Add cider and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
 - Slice the pork and serve with the vegetables, sauce and chutney (or applesauce), if desired.
 
Total Time: 1hr. 40 minutes.
Nutritional Information:
Servings: 8
Calories: 272
Total Carbohydrates: 23g
Dietary Fiber: 6g
Protein: 24g