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Flavor Help - DFen911 - 10-23-2013
So we have guests coming this weekend and I am stumped.
One night I am doing a balsamic glazed grilled pork tenderloin with a creamy polenta. I want to do a harvest salad with goat cheese, apples and pecans but cannot think of a dressing to use that will go with the balsamic on the pork, and not make the glaze taste sour to too sweet as it's a reduction glaze. I originally do this salad with a balsamic vinaigrette but thought that would be overkill on balsamic.
I need ideas please
Re: Flavor Help - Trixxee - 10-23-2013
What about a poppy seed vinaigrette?
Re: Flavor Help - cjs - 10-23-2013
My first thought is a very light vinaigrette using rice vinegar, oil and dry mustard (and maybe some onion). Mustardy flavors go well with balsamic flavors.
maybe a hazelnut oil??
Your dinner sounds so good! I've been out of polenta/cornmeal for so long I finally picked some up last week and now I'm so anxious to have polenta!!! You're making me hungry.
Re: Flavor Help - losblanos1 - 10-23-2013
Dijon vinaigrette or maybe a honey-mustard vinaigrette. Is this recipe from issue 65? I think I'll have to make this and do the grilled grapes with the lemon-honey sauce.
Re: Flavor Help - Lorraine - 10-23-2013
My first thought was what Jean suggested.
Re: Flavor Help - cjs - 10-23-2013
I love great minds...................
Re: Flavor Help - labradors - 10-23-2013
Use a plum/prune glaze on the pork and use the balsamic on the salad, but with figs, instead of apples.
Re: Flavor Help - pjcooks - 10-23-2013
Maple! One of our most popular dressings, especially at harvest time. And what better to go with apples and pecans, or walnuts, for that matter. Sounds like a fun dinner! Maybe a good cheddar instead of the goat cheese? The New Englander is coming out in me!
PJ
Re: Flavor Help - karyn - 10-23-2013
There's a salad I made way too much last fall, and have been craving since... Autumn Chopped Salad. It does use balsamic vinegar, but cuts it with commercial poppy seed dressing. It might work really well with your pork and polenta.
If you don't want to try it for your dinner, you should try it another time. It's delicious!
Re: Flavor Help - DFen911 - 10-23-2013
Thank you guys!! I love the idea of something with a bit of mustard. And I just happen to have 2 jars of really nice mustard I've been wanting to use. Now might be the time to crack one open