Illinois Rabbit with Wilted Arugula, Goat Cheese, Nuts, and Arugula Puree
- 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
- 4 rabbit loins
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Wilted Arugula Salad, recipe follows
- Goat Cheese Quenelles, recipe follows
- Arugula Puree, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped, for garnish
- In a large skillet, heat the grapeseed oil over medium heat.
- Season the rabbit loins with salt and pepper, and add the rabbit loins to the pan.
- Saute the rabbit to desired degree of doneness.
- With tongs, remove the meat from the heat and season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
- Let the meat rest for 90 seconds before thinly slicing on the bias.
- Assembly:
- Evenly divide the Wilted Arugula Salad among 4 dinner plates, arranging it in the center of each plate.
- Place the rabbit slices in a pinwheel manner over the salad.
- Spoon the arugula sauce around the plate.
- Place a goat cheese quenelle on each plate, and sprinkle with the chopped walnuts.
- Top with freshly ground black pepper and spoon the reserved cooking juices around the plate.
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1/8 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 Japanese eggplant, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1 Bosc pear, julienned
- 1/4 cup roasted yellow onion, julienned
- 2 cups arugula
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the shallot and garlic, and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the eggplant and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the vinegar, wine, pear, roasted onion and arugula.
- Cook for 2 more minutes, or until the arugula is just wilted.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Reserve any cooking juices that remain in the pan.
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped chervil
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients with a wooden spoon.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Using a small metal spoon and the palm of your hand, form quenelles of the goat cheese mixture.
- 2 cups arugula, loosely packed
- 1/2 cup spinach
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- In a food processor or blender, puree all of the ingredients together with just enough water to puree smoothly.
- Pass the puree through a fine mesh sieve.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Warm the puree slightly in a heatproof bowl over simmering water just prior to serving.
grapeseed oil, rabbit loins, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, arugula salad, quenelles, arugula puree, walnuts
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/illinois-rabbit-with-wilted-arugula-goat-cheese-nuts-and-arugula-puree-recipe.html (may not work)