BBQ Pork Chop with Bean Salad
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 18 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Radish | 1/2 cup (58g) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Tarragon | 1 tsp dried (0.5g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Sorrel | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Broad Bean | 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
- 6 x British Organic Pork chops weighing about 200g each
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme roughly chopped
- 4 tbsp mustard (English)
- Juice and zest of 3 lemons (keep the lemon shells for grilling & serving with the pork)
- 3 x tbsp English rapeseed oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For the green herb sauce:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 25g fresh tarragon leaves
- 50 sorrel leaves (plus a few to finish)
- 25g fresh dill
- 100ml Ev olive oil (or English EV rapeseed oil)
- salt & pepper
- For the summer bean salad:
- 250g broad beans
- 250g shelled peas
- 170g fresh cannelloni or tasty broad beans, rinsed
- 100g radish topped, tailed & sliced
- Zest & juice of 2 lemons