Girard's Epicurean Expert
I am very pleased to bring all of you a ‘sneak-taste’ of Girard’s new line of gourmet salad dressings, all of which are tastier than ever! With each variety being as healthy as it is delicious, these dressings are certain to become a part of your culinary essentials.
Here are four easy and delicious recipe’s I put together using the Girard’s salad dressings:
Girard’s Fried Boneless Pork Cutlets with Grilled Veggies & Apricots!!
Ingredients:
2 lbs. bones pork loin – sliced thin
2 cups flour
3 eggs plus a splash of water – beaten
Vegetable oil for frying
Veggies:
1 quart button mushrooms – sliced
1 Jalapeño – grilled
2 bunches of scallions – split
5 cloves of garlic – crushed
1 cup of dried apricots
Handful of fresh Italian parsley - chopped
Olive oil for drizzling
Girard’s White Balsamic Vinaigrette Sauce:
¾ cup Girard’s White Balsamic Vinaigrette
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter
For the Pork:
Dip the sliced pork first in the flour then in the egg and back in the flour.
Heat a large frying pan with the vegetable oil, about ½ inch, and carefully place the prepared pork in the hot oil. You should hear it sizzle, if you don’t the oil is not ready.
Turn the pork only once so that the coating does not fall apart.
Veggies:
While the pork is cooking, heat a griddle and place the scallions and Jalapeño on to grill. Drizzle with a little olive oil and grill until slightly charred. Next, place the mushrooms, apricots and garlic on the griddle, drizzle a little olive oil over them and grill until slightly charred. When the Jalapeño is slightly charred slice it with seeds.
Place the scallions on a serving platter first and top with the pork. Place the mushrooms, apricots, sliced Jalapeño and garlic over the pork and sprinkle the chopped parsley for garnish.
Girard’s White Balsamic Vinaigrette Sauce:
In a small frying pan place the tablespoon of butter and melt. Add the Girard’s White Balsamic Vinaigrette and heat to a slight bubble add the honey and stir.
Pour this over the pork with veggies and serve.
This dish is both delicious and quite beautiful to present to your table.
Girard’s Champagne Dressing with Garden Salad!
Ingredients:
1 head red leaf lettuce
½ red onion - sliced
1 cup grape tomatoes
1 cup black olives
½ cup sliced baby carrots - sliced
½ red bell pepper – sliced
2 Kirby cucumbers – sliced
Girard’s Greek Feta Salad Dressing & Pork Souvlaki!!
Ingredients:
Salad:
1 head of Romaine lettuce
½ cup of grape tomatoes
1 red onion – sliced thin
½ cup black olives
2 Kirby cucumbers – sliced
Clean the Romaine and leave whole and place on serving plate with the onion, olives, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Pork Rub:
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. paprika
Juice of 1 lime
4 cloves of garlic – crushed & chopped
Combine all of the ingredients for the pork rub in a small bowl and mix well. Place the pork in a medium sized bowl and mix the rub with the pork.
Heat a griddle and place the pork on the hot griddle and grill.
Drizzle the Girard’s Greek Salad Dressings over the Romaine lettuce and place the grilled Pork on top and serve.
This is a delicious and satisfying dish for all to enjoy.
Italian Style Chicken & Girard’s Olde Venice Italian Salad Dressing!!
Ingredients:
1 quartered chicken
½ cup Girard’s Olde Venice Italian Salad Dressing
¼ cup red wine
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of dried oregano
Grated fresh Romano cheese
Handful of fresh Italian parsley - chopped
Handful of fresh basil – chopped
Drizzle of olive oil
Preheat the Oven 350 degrees:
Place chicken parts in a baking pan. Combine the Girard’s Olde Venice Salad Dressing with the ¼ cup red wine and pour over the chicken parts. Sprinkle the chicken with dashes of fresh ground black pepper and dashes of dried oregano. Grate fresh Romano cheese over the chicken and bake for about 45 minutes or until the juices run clear.
Plate the chicken and grate a little more fresh Romano cheese over the top and garnish with the fresh parsley and basil.
This chicken is easy to prepare and tastes delicious.
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A big thank you to Girard’s for inviting me to be a part of their Epicurean family, and to preview their products.
Enjoy with Much Love,
Catherine
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Fried Boneless Pork Cutlets with Grilled Veggies & Apricots!!
Champagne Dressing with Garden Salad!
Greek Feta Salad Dressing & Pork Souvlaki!!
Italian Style Chicken & Girard’s Olde Venice Italian Salad Dressing!!