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Balsamic Venison Filet Salad With Pears and Blue Cheese Recipe

Balsamic Venison Filet Salad With Pears and Blue Cheese Recipe

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Balsamic Venison Filet Salad With Pears and Blue Cheese

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Ingredients:

Serving

400 -500 g venison (2 fillets)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp game , spice
1 (300 g) bag mixed greens or romaine lettuce
100 g stilton cheese (or other crumbly blue is best)
3 green onions
50 g ground walnuts
50 g butter, unsalted
200 g dried wild mushrooms ( soaked in hot water for 15 minutes and chop into bite sized pieces)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
100 ml medium- dry sherry
100 ml balsamic vinegar
4 small pears, firm

Directions:

Wash the fillets and pat dry.
Pour olive oil in a bowl and mix in the game spice and rub into the fillets.
Allow to sit for 2 hours.
In the meantime, wash the lettuce and rip into eatable pieces and put in bowl.
Chop green onions and blue cheese and them and the walnuts to the bowl.
Heat pan on medium-high heat and fry the meat for 1 minute on each side.
Add 30g of butter, drained mushrooms, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
Add the red wine and balsamic vinegar and cook, stirring to deglaze the pan.
Once the venison is cooked to the thickest part hits 55C (about 130 F) remove it and allow to cool.
Add the remaining butter to the red wine sauce and cook briskly until reduced by half. Cool for 5 minutes.
Deseed pear and slice into bite-slices.
Add the pears to rest of salad and toss.
Slice the fillets into bite-sized slices.
Put some salad in a bowl and pull venison on top.
Spoon the wine sauce and mushrooms over the salad.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	717.04 Kcal (3002 kJ)
Calories from fat	326.07 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	36.23g	56%
Cholesterol	76.43mg	25%
Sodium	3516.3mg	147%
Potassium	428.04mg	9%
Total Carbs	61.59g	21%
Sugars	20.95g	84%
Dietary Fiber	8.03g	32%
Protein	39.73g	79%
Vitamin C	11.3mg	19%
Vitamin A	1mg	34%
Iron	4.7mg	26%
Calcium	259.9mg	26%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	177.65 Kcal (744 kJ)
Calories from fat	80.79 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.98g	56%
Cholesterol	18.94mg	25%
Sodium	871.18mg	147%
Potassium	106.05mg	9%
Total Carbs	15.26g	21%
Sugars	5.19g	84%
Dietary Fiber	1.99g	32%
Protein	9.84g	79%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	19%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	34%
Iron	1.2mg	26%
Calcium	64.4mg	26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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