Ingredients
1 recipe Spicy Buttermilk Dressing
1 recipe Mini Corn Bread Muffins or Corn Bread Cubes
1Tbsp.ground cumin
2tsp.garlic powder
2tsp.chili powder
1tsp.dry mustard
½tsp.salt
½tsp.black pepper
1 ½poundpork tenderloin, trimmed
10cuptorn mixed salad greens
1 (15-ounce) canblack-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 ½cuphalved grape or cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
4hard-cooked eggs, quartered
6slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and, if desired, crumbled
Spicy Buttermilk Dressing
½cupmayonnaise
½cupbuttermilk
1Tbsp.chopped green onion
1tsp.chili powder
1tsp.honey
1clove garlic, minced
¼tsp.salt
⅛tsp.cayenne pepper
Mini Corn Bread Muffins
1 (8.5-oz.) pkg. corn muffin mix
⅓cupmilk
1egg
½cupfrozen whole kernel corn, thawed
½cupshredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers (2oz.)
Directions
Prepare Spicy Buttermilk Dressing; cover and chill. Prepare the Mini Corn Bread Muffins.
In a small bowl combine first six ingredients (through pepper). Sprinkle meat with spice mixture; rub in with your fingers.
Prepare grill for indirect heat using a drip pan. Place meat over drip pan. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 30 to 35 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145°F. Remove meat from grill. Cover with foil and let stand 10 minutes.
Slice meat. On a large platter arrange meat slices and next six ingredients (through bacon). Serve with Spicy Buttermilk Dressing.
Spicy Buttermilk Dressing
In a medium bowl whisk together mayonnaise, buttermilk, green onion, chili powder, honey, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper.
Mini Corn Bread Muffins
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease twenty-four 1 3/4-inch muffin cups; set aside. In a medium bowl combine muffin mix, milk, and egg. Stir in corn and cheese. Spoon mixture into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; cool completely on wire rack.
To Make Ahead
Prepare Mini Corn Bread Muffins; cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 24 hours. Prepare meat as directed in Step 1. Arrange salad ingredients, except meat, as directed in Step 4. Prepare Spicy Buttermilk Dressing. Cover and chill meat, salad platter, and dressing separately up to 24 hours. To serve, grill meat as directed in Step 3; slice meat. Arrange meat and mini muffins on salad platter. Serve with dressing.
Shortcut
Instead of preparing Spicy Buttermilk Dressing, use 1 cup bottled ranch salad dressing mixed with 1 tsp. purchased barbecue seasoning. Instead of making the spice mixture, substitute 2 Tbsp. purchased barbecue seasoning.
Corn Bread Cubes:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Prepare batter for Mini Corn Bread Muffins as directed, except spread in prepared baking pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Cut corn bread into cubes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 492 | Calories |
| 24g | Fat |
| 38g | Carbs |
| 32g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe8 | |
| Calories492 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 24g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol 189mg | 63% |
| Sodium 964mg | 42% |
| Total Carbohydrate 38g | 14% |
| Total Sugars 6g | |
| Protein 32g | 64% |
| Calcium 143mg | 11% |
| Iron 3.6mg | 20% |
| Potassium 694mg | 15% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.