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Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
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Add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 8 minutes.
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Add the mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook until the mushrooms are soft, about 4 minutes.
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Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
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Remove from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs and all but 2 tablespoons parsley.
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Let cool.
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Soak 10 to 12 toothpicks in water to prevent them from burning.
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Rinse the pork and pat dry.
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Butterfly the pork: Make a 1-inch-deep incision down the length of each tenderloin; do not cut all the way through.
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Open the meat like a book so the tenderloins lie flat.
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Cover the pork with plastic wrap; pound with the flat side of a meat mallet until about 1/2 inch thick, starting from the middle and working outward.
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Spread the mushroom mixture over the 2 tenderloins.
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Starting with a long side, tightly roll up each tenderloin.
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Secure the seams with the toothpicks.
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Preheat a grill to medium high; brush the grates with olive oil.
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Brush the pork rolls with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Grill, turning, until a thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 140 degrees F, 25 to 30 minutes.
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Transfer to a cutting board to rest, about 10 minutes.
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Mix the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons parsley, the lemon zest, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
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Remove the toothpicks and slice the pork rolls.
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Top with parsley oil.
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Photograph by Con Poulos