I'm making a Fennel and Rosemary encrusted Beef tenderloin with a Dijon cream sauce. My guests are low/no carb. Looking amazing salad suggestion?
Beef tenderloin is covered with ground fennel, fresh rosemary, fresh ground pepper and sea salt. The cream sauce is dijon mustard, creme fraiche and fresh lemon juice. Want a hearty salad to that accents the beef. Wine suggestions would be super helpful too!
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My suggestion for wine is - lots of it.
GAWD I can be helpful at times :-)
My suggestion for wine is - lots of it.
GAWD I can be helpful at times :-)
So, if you want to echo the fennel seed, and have something with bright and sometimes slightly bitter flavor (the watercress) to offset the creamy steak sauce, use one of these:
Fennel & apple from Bonnie Stern - clean & simple flavors, fresh, won't compete with the beef.
http://news.nationalpost.com/appetizer/bonnie-stern-green-crunch-goes-well-with-grey-weather
Artichoke, fennel & arugula salad from Eric Ripert (in WSJ) - use canned or frozen artichokes when they're out of season. nice bitterness.
Shaved fennel, celery & egg salad from Deborah Madison, from her book, Vegetable Literacy, 2013.
Watercress, fennel, orange & avocado from Gail Monohan (also in WSJ).
Among the many red wines that would go with the mustard-cream sauced steak, I suggest a cabernet sauvignon or carmenere or blend of the two from Chile.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323809304578433070409523876
Sangiovese covers quite a broad base, from Chianti to Morellino di Scansano to Rosso di Montalcino to Brunello -- none of which, with the possible exception of aged Brunello, would be "the best" pick for the Prime rib. Sorry or inflicting my wine lesson when you didn't even ask...