Illinois Rabbit With Wilted Arugula, Goat Cheese, Nuts, And Arugula Puree

Serves: 6

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

51

Sweetness

40

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Grapeseed Oil

2 tbsps

White Wine

1 cup

Goat Cheese

1 cup

Spinach

3 tbsps

Water

Directions:

1

In a large skillet, heat the grapeseed oil over medium heat

2

Season the rabbit loins with salt and pepper, and add the rabbit loins to the pan

3

Saute the rabbit to desired degree of doneness

4

With tongs, remove the meat from the heat and season with additional salt and pepper, if desired

5

Let the meat rest for 90 seconds before thinly slicing on the bias

6

Evenly divide the Wilted Arugula Salad among 4 dinner plates, arranging it in the center of each plate

7

Place the rabbit slices in a pinwheel manner over the salad

8

Spoon the arugula sauce around the plate

9

Place a goat cheese quenelle on each plate, and sprinkle with the chopped walnuts

10

Top with freshly ground black pepper and spoon the reserved cooking juices around the plate

11

Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat

12

Add the shallot and garlic, and saute for 1 minute

13

Add the eggplant and cook for 2 minutes

14

Add the vinegar, wine, pear, roasted onion and arugula

15

Cook for 2 more minutes, or until the arugula is just wilted

16

Season, to taste, with salt and pepper

17

Reserve any cooking juices that remain in the pan

18

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients with a wooden spoon

19

Season, to taste, with salt and pepper

20

Using a small metal spoon and the palm of your hand, form quenelles of the goat cheese mixture

21

In a food processor or blender, puree all of the ingredients together with just enough water to puree smoothly

22

Pass the puree through a fine mesh sieve

23

Season to taste with salt and pepper

24

Warm the puree slightly in a heatproof bowl over simmering water just prior to serving