Pigeon breast and cider purée recipe

Pigeon breast and cider purée recipe

This rich and fruity recipe is a real taste of luxury. It's easy to cook and deliciously decadent.

Ingredients

For the purée
  • 2 bulbs of cooked beetroot, roughly chopped
  • 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • 1 scattering of thyme
  • 100 ml cider
  • 2 bulbs of cooked beetroot, roughly chopped
  • 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • 1 scattering of thyme
  • 3.5 fl oz cider
  • 2 bulbs of cooked beetroot, roughly chopped
  • 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • 1 scattering of thyme
  • 0.4 cup cider
For the pigeon
  • 4 pigeon breast
  • 4 pigeon breast
  • 4 pigeon breast
For the extras
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp golden sultanas
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp golden sultanas
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp golden sultanas
  • 2 handfuls spinach

Details

  • Cuisine: English
  • Recipe Type: Main
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 20 mins
  • Cooking Time: 10 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. For the puree, cook all the ingredients together until they are soft and there is no liquid left. Blitz in a blender to a smooth purée. Keep warm.
  2. Cook the pigeon in an oiled frying pan for about 30 seconds a side and rest.
  3. Heat a pan over a medium heat, and dry fry the pine nuts until golden. Then add a splash of oil and spinach to wilt it.
  4. Add a little salt and pepper to the pan, and then add the sultanas.
  5. Serve the pigeon on the spinach with a swoosh of purée.

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