Dinner with Apples and Pork Loin

I've been baking lots of in season ingredient sweets over the last weeks. It's been a lot of fun trying new recipes but I decided I should hold up on baking sweets a bit for the waistlines sake! Since I still wanted to utilize all the in season fruits and veggies the produce isle has to offer, I decided to incorporate some delicious looking apples into a dinner instead of a pie! Here's what I came up with.

Ingredients:
2 or 3 Medium Sized Boneless Pork Loin Cuts
4 Sage Leaves
Juice from 1/2 a Lemon
2 or 3 Garlic Cloves
Lemon Pepper Seasoning
2 Medium Sized Apples
Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Chicken broth

1.  Make 4 slits in each Pork Cut
2. Drizzle both sides with olive oil, stick garlic slices into the slits, tear sage leaves and sprinkle on Pork
3. Squeeze lemon over chops and sprinkle both sides with lemon pepper seasoning

4. Peel Apples, slice into spears (removing core) and set aside

5. Preheat oven to 325, Pour Chicken Broth into baking dish and set aside

6. Place Pork onto a lightly olive oiled frying pan on medium high until brown on each side about 3 minutes (set pan aside)

7. Place Pork, garlic slits up into chicken broth and place in oven to cook about 20 mins
8. Put the pan back on medium heat and add the Apple slices. Use a utensil to blend the drippings in with the Apples. Cook until tender but a bit crisp. 5-10 mins

For Presentation; Set garlic mashed potatoes in the center of the plate, place the Pork on top of them and off to the side. Arrange the Apples on the other side of the Pork and garnish with a sage leaf.