Calf's Liver with Spinach Salad, Croutons, and Pine Nuts

Name: Calf's Liver with Spinach Salad, Croutons, and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 794 grams country bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 1 Tbsp butter; 4 slices calfs liver (about 1 1/2 pounds in all); 59 milliliters flour; 1 Tbsp grainy mustard; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 3 Tbsps pine nuts; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 liters pound spinach, large stems removed and leaves washed (about; 2 Tbsps wine vinegar

Calf's Liver with Spinach Salad, Croutons, and Pine Nuts might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 939 calories, 38g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have salt, pine nuts, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 35

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Toast the pine nuts in the oven until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Toast the bread cubes in the oven until golden but still slightly soft in the center, about 15 minutes.

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Bread Cubes

Pine Nuts

Toast

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In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.

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Mustard

Vinegar

Pepper

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add 5 tablespoons of the oil slowly, whisking.

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Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Combine the flour with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In a large frying pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the butter over moderate heat. Dust the liver slices with the flour mixture and shake off the excess.

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Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Liver

Shake

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Put the liver in the pan and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until browned on the other side, 3 to 4 minutes longer. It should still be pink in the center.

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Liver

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Remove.

In a large bowl, toss the spinach with all but 2 tablespoons of the dressing.

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Spinach

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Add the croutons and pine nuts and toss. Mound the spinach on plates and top with the liver.

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Pine Nuts

Croutons

Spinach

Liver

Drizzle with the reserved dressing.

Wine Recommendation: Though the cabernet-franc-based reds of the Loire Valley are virtually ignored in the United States, their berry-like flavor, medium body, and crisp texture are often more versatile with food than their heavier Bordeaux brethren. A Saumur-Champigny will be lovely here.

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