I don't normally try recipes with so few reviews but I made an exception with this recipe. The 5 *'s are for the pork marinade. I followed recipe ingredients exact except I didn't have pork tenderloin, I used pork chops (bone-in). It was really good. I did however only marinade for 4 hrs as I was looking for recipe to cook for the same evening. I found the flavor pleasant and not over-powering which is what I was afraid might happen. I did make the pear salsa also. I used all ingredients except for the jalapeno--which I didn't have. I followed recipe exactly with that exception. No one in our household liked it. It wasn't necessary to make and should be skipped unless you know you like the combination. Thank you for sharing this recipe!! I will be making the chops again!! I served it with "best spanish rice" from this site.

I found the salsa needed some tweeking, 1med tomato for color, about 1/3 c more red onion, and some salt. I liked the idea of mint with the pears.

I made a mango salsa with this. The pork was delicious

Excellent and easy dish. I used a 4 pound pork loin and kept it whole. I tripled the marinade, using only one tablespoon of oregano, and adding a little extra cumin and some Adobo seasoning. I marinated the roast overnight in a covered roaster and turned it once. I grilled it for one and a half hours over direct heat, at approximately 400 degrees. The only change I made to the pear salsa was a sprinkling of kosher salt. The pork roast was flavorful, juicy and will make great leftovers. While two of my three kids steered clear of the salsa, my 13 year-old, my husband and I loved it. This is a keeper - I will make it one of my party staples, because it is so easy to prepare ahead.

Yum. This was great and pretty easy to make. I did not marinate the meat overnight (maybe two hours), and it was very well flavored. I think it might get too acidic if you marinate it that long. Maybe add a bit of water to the marinade if you plan marinating it for 24 hours. The salsa was very interesting. I did not have any pears, so I used apples (nothin' wrong with pork chops & applesauce). It was very tasty, but the pears are probably better since the fruit is softer. I can imagine this with cilantro instead of the mint too. Thank you for such a nice summery way to make pork loin. It was wonderful. My picky kids even ate it (sans salsa).