James Martin and Lesley Waters served up tasty spiced pork and pomegranate tabbouleh on James Martin: Home Comforts.

James says: “This is a quick and easy dish using fragrant Middle-Eastern spices, loads of herbs and succulent pork.”

The ingredients for the marinade are: 1 large bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped, 1 large bunch fresh mint, leaves roughly chopped, 1 lemon, juice only, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp sumac, 1 tbsp za’atar, 50ml extra virgin olive oil and 450g pork tenderloin, trimmed of sinew and cut into thick slices.

For the tabbouleh: 1 pomegranate, seeds removed, 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped, 8 spring onions, trimmed, roughly chopped, 1 large bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves roughly chopped, 1 tbsp za’atar, 125g bulgur wheat, soaked in cold water for 2 hours, then drained, 2 lemons, juice only, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 2 tbsp honey, 100ml extra virgin olive oil, 50g flaked toasted almonds, to serve and sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.