Pork Loin Roast with Pumpkin Seed Crust and Onions in Carrot Juice

Ingredients

• Onions in Carrot Juice

  • 8 medium onions, peeled and halved
  • 2 large carrots, cut into rounds
  • ½ cup (125 ml) carrot juice
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) honey
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon

• Pork

  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 pork loin roast, about 4.4 lb (2 kg), tied
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
  • 2 cups (500 ml) beef or chicken broth
  • ¼ cup (35 g) toasted flour
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard

• Pickled Onions

  • 4 red pearl onions, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • Flat-leaf parsley leaves, to taste

• Pumpkin Seed Crust

  • ½ cup (80 g) roasted unsalted pumpkin seeds
  • ¼ cup (30 g) breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup (20 g) fresh Parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) basil pesto
  • 2 green onions, cut into pieces