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[Easy] Roast Pork Belly & Apple Sauce
with Mash & Mustard Fennel Salad
- Milk
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
Get ready for a bit of bliss on a fork because it’s roasted pork belly tonight. The punchy mustard cider salad and the creamy potato mash really helps to send your tastebuds to their happy place. Just wait until you pour over the apple sauce. Delicious!
Ingredients
1 packet
Apple Sauce
(May be present: Soy)
1 packet
Chopped Potato
1
Cucumber
1 packet
Mustard Cider Dressing
400 g
Slow-Cooked Pork Belly
1 packet
Spinach & Rocket Mix
Not included in your delivery
1 drizzle
olive oil
40 g
butter
(Contains: Milk)
2 tbs
milk
(Contains: Milk)
Cooking Steps
• Preheat oven to 240ºC/220ºC fan-forced. Boil the kettle. • Place the pork belly in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Using tongs, remove pork carefully and pat dry using paper towel. (This step helps the crackling get crispy!) • Using a sharp knife, score the skin in 1cm intervals, without cutting into the flesh. Rub all over with a generous pinch of salt. • Place pork pieces, skin-side down, on a lined oven tray. Roast until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. • Flip pork skin-side up. Heat the grill to high. Grill pork until skin is golden and crispy, 15-25 minutes. TIP: Keep an eye on the pork when grilling, it can burn fast!
• When pork has 20 minutes remaining, half-fill a large saucepan with boiling water, then add a generous pinch of salt. • Cook chopped potato in the boiling water over high heat until easily pierced with a fork, 12-15 minutes. Drain and return to the pan. • Add the butter and milk and to potato and season with salt. Mash until smooth. Cover to keep warm.
• When potato has 5 minutes remaining, thinly slice cucumber into rounds. • In a medium bowl, combine spinach, rocket & fennel mix, cucumber and mustard cider dressing, tossing to coat. • Season to taste.
• Slice pork belly. • Divide mash, roast pork belly and mustard fennel salad between plates. • Serve with apple sauce. Enjoy!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: The pork belly is widely praised for its rich, tasty flavour, though some found it a touch bland and suggest seasoning generously.
- Ease of prep: Most found this a quick and easy meal to pull together, and several had great success cooking the pork belly in an air fryer.
- Suggestions: Follow the recipe tip to keep a close eye on the pork under the grill, as it can burn quickly. For a smoother mash, consider peeling and cutting your own potatoes rather than using the pre-cut ones, as many reviewers found the skin left on made it difficult to achieve a creamy result.
- Leftovers: Several customers noted the pork portions felt small for two people, with some purchasing extra pork belly to make the meal more satisfying.
- Crackling: Ensure your pork pieces have the skin on before grilling, as pieces without skin will not crisp up. One reviewer had their first successful crackling using this recipe.
- Salad: The mustard cider dressing was well received, though some swapped the salad for roasted or steamed vegetables if rocket is not to their taste.
