Garlic-Studded Pork Loin with Mushroom Orecchiette

Ingredients

• 1 Quebec pork loin, 1.8 kg (4 lbs.)
• 4 cloves garlic, halved
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml herbes salées

Mushroom orecchiette

• 1 1 bag (500 g. or 1.1 lb.) orecchiette
• 1/3 cup 80 ml olive oil
• 2 cups 500 ml white mushrooms, quartered
• 2 cups 500 ml shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
• 1 yellow onion, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml chopped fresh thyme
• 1 bunch watercress, cut in 3
• Salt and pepper, to taste