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Spring Salad with Seared Pork Tenderloin in Wild Garlic Pesto (Frühlingssalat mit gebratenen Filetspitzen in Bärlauchpesto-Dressing)

This German spring salad with pork tenderloin combines seared pork, Feldsalat, endive, radishes, onions, and peppers with a rich wild garlic pesto dressing made with pine nuts, cheese, rapeseed oil, prosecco, and egg yolk. It is fresh, elegant, and perfect for spring.
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 7 oz pork tenderloin 200g
  • 3 tbsp wild garlic leaves or ramps
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1-1/2 tbsp grated artisan hard cheese
  • 1/2 Belgian endive
  • 3 oz red leaf lettuce 80g
  • 1-1/2 oz mâche, Feldsalat 40g
  • 6 small red radishes Radieschen
  • 1/4 red onion
  • 1/4 each red and yellow bell pepper
  • 2 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil (Rapsöl or canola oil)
  • 2 tbsp Prosecco
  • 1/2 tbsp purified butter Butterschmalz
  • 1 egg yolk
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Cut the pork tenderloin in thin slices. Thoroughly wash the wild garlic leaves and chop them coarsely. In a food processor or mixer combine the wild garlic with the pinenuts, rapeseed oil and grated cheese and blend until the ingredients come together in a smooth paste.
  • Wash the bell peppers, remove seeds and chop them into small cubes. Wash and clean the radishes and slice them thinly. Cut the Belgian endive into halves, remove the stem, separate the leaves and arrange them in a star pattern on a large serving plate. Wash the red leaf lettuce and the mâche and dry in a salad spinner. Peel the onion and cut it into thin wedges.
  • Season the pork with freshly ground pepper. In a pan heat the purified butter and quickly sear the meat on both sides.
  • Add the egg yolk and the prosecco to the wild garlic pesto and combine with a whisk. Arrange the lettuces, the radishes and the onion and drizzle with the pesto dressing.
  • Add the pork slices, a pinch of salt, the bell pepper cubes and freshly ground pepper and serve immediately.

Notes

FAQ section

What is Feldsalat?

Feldsalat is the German name for lamb’s lettuce, also known as mâche. 

What is wild garlic?

Wild garlic is a spring herb with a fresh garlic flavor. 

Can I use another green instead of Feldsalat?

Yes. You can use mâche, baby spinach, or mixed salad greens, though Feldsalat gives the salad a more traditional German feel.

Can I make the wild garlic pesto dressing ahead of time?

Yes, the pesto base can be made ahead, though the final dressing is best whisked together close to serving for the freshest flavor.

Is this salad a main dish or a side?

It works best as a light entrée or substantial salad. 
Course: Entree, Salad
Keyword: Bell pepper, Endive, Lettuce, Mâche, Pine nuts, Pork tenderloin, Prosecco, Ramps