Cornish Hen Salad with Mixed Bitter Lettuce
| Preparation: | 35 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 25 min |
| Total: | 1 h |
servings
| Category: | Meats and substitutes |
| Subcategory: | Speciality Poultry |
| Source: | Chef Benoit Latulippe |
Recipe ingredients
- 2 x 1 lb. (2 x 450 g) Cornish hens
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 sprigs of thyme
- 1/2 lemon, cut in half
- 3 Tbsp. (45 mL) Irresistibles canola oil*
- 8 oz. (225 g) crusty bread, cut into ½ in. (1 cm) croûtons
- ½ cup (125 mL) Irresistibles extra virgin olive oil*
- 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) Irresistibles red wine vinegar*
- 2 tsp. (10 mL) shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Irresistibles Dijon mustard *
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) roasted pine nuts
- 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) currants
- 3 oz. (100 g) bitter lettuce mix (arugula, watercress, chicory, endive, radicchio), washed and spun dry
- 1 cup (250 mL) cherry tomatoes, washed and cut in half
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Generously season the hens inside and out. Insert the thyme and lemon wedges in the cavity of each hen. Truss the hens.
Sear the hens on all sides in the oil over high heat.
Cook in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, basting the hens with the accumulated fat every 5 minutes.
When cooked, keep the hens warm and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Reserve the juices accumulated in the cavity of each hen.
Cut the hens into 4 pieces and debone. Coat the meat with the reserved cooking juices. Keep warm.
Salad
Coat the croûtons with 1½ Tbsp. (22 mL) of the olive oil and brown in the oven at 400ºF (200ºC) for 5 minutes.
Combine the remaining olive oil with the vinegar, shallots and mustard.
In a large bowl, mix all the salad ingredients.
Drizzle in the dressing, toss, and adjust the seasoning.
Divide the salad into 4 servings and garnish with the warm pieces of Cornish hen.
For a special touch, add Parmesan shavings.
Suggestion
Putting aromatics in the cavity or under the skin of poultry adds flavour to the meat as it cooks and also enhances the taste.
* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
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