A delicious reason to roast more than you
need from the Margarita Pork Roast recipe. These sandwiches offer
a quick and spicy meal to satisfy a hungry crowd of pork-lovers.
Margarita
Pork Heroes
- Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise:
1 whole garlic bulb
Olive oil
2 cups mayonnaise
Hot pepper sauce, to taste
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- Margarita Pork Roast, thinly sliced
1 pound Pepper-Jack cheese, thinly sliced
6 ripe tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced
Curly endive, radishes, watercress (garnish)
12 to 15 sandwich buns
- For Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Carefully slice about 1/2 inch off
the top of whole garlic bulb, exposing cloves. Place on 8-inch
square of aluminum foil; drizzle with a little olive oil and
seal package. Roast for 30 to 45 minutes, until garlic is soft.
Squeeze garlic from cloves to stir into 2 cups prepared mayonnaise;
season to taste with hot pepper sauce. Makes 2 cups, about 16
servings.
- To serve cold: Arrange
sliced pork, cheese and tomatoes attractively on serving platter;
garnish. Arrange sandwich buns in napkin-lined basket. Place
Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise in small serving bowl.
- To serve warm: Heat broiler.
Top bottoms of buns with pork and cheese; broil to melt cheese.
Remove from broiler and top with tomatoes and tops of sandwich
buns; serve with Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise.
Serves 12 to 15.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 520 calories
Protein 35 grams
Fat 23 grams
Sodium 710 milligrams
Cholesterol 75 milligrams
Recipe provided courtesy
of Pork, The Other White Meat.
