A vibrant tray bake with juicy pork, sweet roasted peaches, and golden haloumi, all brought together with fresh herbs and seasonal veggies for a perfect balance of savoury and sweet.
Ingredients
1 x 700g pork fillet (or similar quantity)
3 tsp fresh thyme leaves
6 yellow peaches, seeded and cut into halves
1 medium (150g) red onion, sliced into thin pieces
2 medium fennel bulbs, sliced 5 mm thick, tops reserved for garnish
1x 200g block haloumi
1 bunch fresh asparagus, woody ends trimmed
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
Pork Marinade
3 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
Marinate the pork a day in advance or at least for 2 hours. Mix the ingredients together for the pork marinade in a small bowl, season with salt and pepper. Place the pork fillet in a container, pour the marinade over the fillet then spread over and around it to coat. When you are ready to cook, bring the pork out 20 minutes prior and heat the oven to 200°C.
Place the pork in the middle of the baking tray. Toss the peach halves, thyme, onion slices, fennel, haloumi and asparagus with extra virgin olive oil, season and spread around the pork. Place in oven to cook for 20 minutes. The internal temperature should reach between 65-72°C when tested with a meat thermometer.
Once cooked, rest the pork for 5-6 minutes. Slice the pork and arrange with the vegetables, garnish with fennel tops and serve.