Name: Fennel pork with salsa verde
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Salsa verde; 1 cup firmly packed mint leaves; 1/2 cup chopped dill; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon rinsed baby capers; 1 tablespoon, chopped gherkins; 2 teaspoon dijon mustard; 1 small, chopped garlic clove; 1 kilogram piece boneless pork belly; 1 large garlic clove; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 tablespoon olive oil; salad, to serve; Salad; 400 gram chickpeas, rinsed; 250 gram punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 cup parsley leaves; squeeze of lemon juice; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Ingredients

Salsa verde

1 cup firmly packed mint leaves

1/2 cup chopped dill

2 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon rinsed baby capers

1 tablespoon, chopped gherkins

2 teaspoon dijon mustard

1 small, chopped garlic clove

1 kilogram piece boneless pork belly

1 large garlic clove

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

2 tablespoon olive oil

salad, to serve

Salad

400 gram chickpeas, rinsed

250 gram punnet cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup parsley leaves

squeeze of lemon juice

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Method

1.Preheat a barbecue grill plate on high. Using a sharp knife, score pork belly at 1cm intervals in a criss-cross pattern.

2.Using a mortar and pestle, pound garlic and fennel seeds together until a smooth paste forms. Mix in oil. Rub paste all over pork and season to taste.

3.Barbecue pork, skin-side down, 15 minutes, until crisp and lightly charred. Reduce heat to medium. Cover with barbecue hood or baking tray and cook a further 15 minutes. Turn and cook, covered, a further 20 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil. Rest 15 minutes.

4.For the Salsa Verde, place all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until smooth.

5.For the salad, toss chickpeas, tomatoes and 1parsley leaves with lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil.

6.Cut pork into slices and serve with salsa verde, and a salad of chickpeas, tomatoes and parsley.

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