HERB-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

HERB-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin
1 tbsp. salt
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. store bought pre-minced garlic
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried rosemary

-Preheat oven to 350*F
-Place the pork loin on a rack in a roasting pan. Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl. With your fingers, massage the mixture onto the pork loin, covering all the meat. Or if you are like me and don't like to touch the meat, then use a spatula and spread into the pork.
-Cook pork in middle rack in oven for one and a half to two hours (1 hour 45 min. in my oven).
-Test for doneness using a meat thermometer. When the internal temp. reaches 155 degrees F, remove from oven. Or when there is NO pink in the meat, remove from oven.
- Allow to sit for about 15 minutes, as it will continue to cook while it rests.

I also served gravy over the top of my tenderloin. I just used one of those gravy packets. It made it DELICIOUS!

I made this dinner and it is definitely a favorite!! It was absolutely delicious!! It does have a long cook time, but it's one of those -put it in the oven and forget it- dinners!! Everybody loved it, and it was super tasty! We had never even made pork tenderloin before, but it is a favorite now! I hope your family enjoys this as much as mine did!!