Cuban Sandwiches

Name: Cuban Sandwiches
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters baby spinach; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 12 inches Cuban bread, cut in half horizontally; 85 grams thin slices deli less-sodium ham (about; 118 milliliters finely chopped dill pickle; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 113 grams reduced-fat Swiss cheese; 2 Tbsps prepared mustard; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters minced onion; 177 milliliters fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges); 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 227 grams pork tenderloin

Cuban Sandwiches requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 27g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 349 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up onion, dill pickle, oregano, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add onion, salt, oregano, black pepper, and minced garlic; saut 3 minutes or until onion is tender.

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Minced Garlic

Black Pepper

Oregano

Onion

Salt

Remove from heat; stir in orange juice and lime juice. Reserve 2 tablespoons juice mixture; cover and refrigerate.

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Juice

Combine remaining juice mixture and pork in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal. Marinate pork mixture in refrigerator at least 4 hours or overnight.

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Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

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Remove pork from bag; discard marinade.

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Marinade

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Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 155 (slightly pink), turning occasionally.

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Grill

Remove pork from grill. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes.

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Pork

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Cut pork into 16 thin slices.

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Combine pickle, reserved 2 tablespoons juice mixture, mustard, and 2 teaspoons oil in a small bowl; stir until well blended.

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Mustard

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Hollow out top and bottom halves of bread, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell; reserve torn bread for another use.

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Bread

Spread 2 teaspoons pickle mixture over cut side of each half. Arrange 4 pork slices, 2 ham slices, 1 cheese slice, and 1/4 cup spinach on each bottom half of bread; cover with top halves.

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Spinach

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Heat a large nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add sandwiches to pan.

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Place a cast-iron or heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; gently press to flatten. Leave skillet on; cook 4 minutes on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted.

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Bread

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