Grilled Lemon Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and grated with a rasp-style grater
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1-pound pork tenderloin, preferably with no salt added solution

Instructions

  1. Combine garlic, oil, zest, rosemary, salt and pepper in a shallow baking dish. Add pork, turn to coat in the marinade, cover and refrigerate 1 to 4 hours.
  2. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Soak a paper towel with oil and set near grill with tongs.
  3. Just before grilling, hold the oil-soaked towel with tongs. Drag gently along grill grates, pulling toward you. Immediately place pork on oiled grill. Cook, turning, every 3 to 4 minutes, until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 138 degrees F, 13 to 17 minutes. (Note: It should rise above 145 degrees as it rests.)
  4. Let pork rest on a carving board tented with foil, at least 5 minutes. Slice cross-wise into ½-inch slices and serve.