Blueberries Meet Their Match Blogger Recipe Contest: Salmon Spinach Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Grapefruit Tarragon Dressing

Blueberries Meet Their Match Blogger Recipe Contest

 

In this contest bloggers are challenged by the Blueberry Council to create a recipe matching fresh or frozen blueberries with one of the four ingredients: coconut, balsamic, bananas or rosemary. Here is my entry matching blueberries with balsamic...

 

Pan Seared Salmon Spinach Grapefruit Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Tarragon Dressing

 

 

 

Serves: 1

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

 

 

2 T. olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

1/2 T. red onion, diced

1/2 grapefruit, zested

1/4 grapefruit, juiced

1/4 grapefruit, segments

1 T. balsamic vinegar

1/2 c. frozen blueberries, thawed

1 t. fresh tarragon, minced

1 salmon fillet

2 c. baby spinach leaves

2 T. goat cheese crumbles

3 T. walnuts, chopped

For sauce heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low in a small sauce pan and add onion. Cook until almost tender about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in grapefruit zest and juice, balsamic and blueberries. Continue to cook for flavors to meld, another 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in tarragon.

    In the meantime heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high in a small non-stick skillet. Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper and add to skillet top side down. Cook until golden, about 4 to 5 minutes on one side and 2 to 3 minutes on the other, depending on size of fillet.

    For salad toss spinach with remaining 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Also toss in grapefruit segments, goat cheese crumbles and walnuts. Top with salmon fillet and spoon on blueberry grapefruit balsamic sauce.

Blueberries Meet Their Match Blogger Recipe Contest: Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Citrus Blueberry Balsamic Sauce

Blueberries Meet Their Match Blogger Recipe Contest

 

In this contest bloggers are challenged by the Blueberry Council to create a recipe matching fresh or frozen blueberries with one of the four ingredients: coconut, balsamic, bananas or rosemary. Here is my entry matching blueberries with balsamic... 

 

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Citrus Blueberry Balsamic Sauce

 

 

Serves: 4

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

 

Sauce:

2 c. frozen blueberries, thawed

1/2 c. cranberry juice

1/4 c. balsamic vinegar

2 T. agave nectar

1 orange, zest and juiced

 

1 T. Herbs de Provence

 

1/2 t. cayenne pepper

 

1 pork tenderloin

 

1 pinch salt and pepper, to taste

 

 

Preheat grill over medium heat. For sauce combine blueberries and juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a medium sauce pan and add remaining ingredients. Stir to blend well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low boil and simmer until it reduces by half and thickens, about 30 minutes.

 

In the meantime generously season pork tenderloin with salt and pepper and grill just until cooked through, turning often for even grilling, about 15 minutes total. Remove from grill and let rest about 5 minutes for juices to redistribute throughout loin. Slice and top with blueberry sauce.

Marx Foods Grass-Fed Steak Review

Marx Foods Grass-Fed Steak Review

 

 

Any given chance to sample Marx Foods products, I jump at the opportunity. And this one just may have been the tastiest yet...Marx Foods Grass-Fed Steak!

 

Bold and beautiful, with the perfect trails of marbling fat throughout, rendering into a blissfully, succulent deliciousness. Simply seasoned with sea salt and cracked black pepper then seared in a blazing hot cast iron skillet to a perfect crisp on the outside and a perfect medium rare to medium on the inside is the only way to go. Paired with mashed potatoes and Caesar salad with a red wine demi glaze, prepared using the left over bits from where the steaks were seared, is what was on the menu for dinner. The aroma still lingered in the air the next morning and the steak was again enjoyed as a classic steak and eggs breakfast.

 

To give these quality grass-fed steaks a try yourself visit www.marxfoods.com!!!