Venison, Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

Venison, Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
Preparation time: 20m
Cooking time: 10m
Difficulty:

Ingredients

  • 1 pack of Silver Fern Farms Venison Medallions
  • Mesclun leaves
  • 2 small pears, sliced into wedges
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4.5oz blue cheese, cut into cubes
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Dressing

  • ½ cup thick plain yogurt
  • Apple juice
  • 2-3 tsp hot mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Garnish

  • Fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1½ cups crushed walnuts

Method

Step 1

Cut pear into slices. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Sauté the pear until browned. Spread sugar over the pear and allow to caramelize; set aside. Quickly cook venison over a high heat for 2-3 minutes each side until medium-rare. Remove from heat, cover and allow the meat to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Step 2

To make the dressing, blend yogurt and apple juice until smooth. Add the mustard, salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.

Step 2

To serve, arrange mesclun salad on plates and place pear slices, venison and blue cheese around. Spoon over dressing, and garnish with parsley and hazelnuts.

Recipe courtesy Deer Industry New Zealand

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