Chargrilled pork leg with asparagus
This is a really good way to turn a cheap cut of meat into something special. In this recipe, we're going to get nice thin escalopes of pork from the leg, flavour them and prepare them so they cook quickly. You could also use chicken or even veal in the same way, if you fancy.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Lemon Thyme | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 100 g goat's cheese
- 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 small bunch fresh lemon thyme, leaves picked
- 4 x 175 g higher-welfare pork escalopes, about 1cm thick
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 500 g asparagus, finely sliced lengthways
- 250 g green and yellow courgettes, finely sliced lengthways
- 4 tablespoons cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 bunch of fresh mint, leaves picked