Black Truffle Salad Food

BLACK TRUFFLE PORK AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pat pork shoulder with kitchen towels or paper towels to remove any excess moisture. Season all sides evenly with truffle salt and white pepper.
• Heat olive oil and truffle oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pork shoulder to the hot oil and brown thoroughly on all sides, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer meat to a plate.
• Lower heat to medium and melt 2 tablespoons truffle butter in the Dutch oven. Add potatoes and season with truffle salt and white pepper. Saute until potatoes are golden brown but not cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
• Add onions, parsnips, and celery to the pot; cook until softened, adding more olive oil to prevent burning if necessary, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a medium bowl.
• Return heat to medium-high and pour in wine; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add pork back to the pot and surround it with browned potatoes. Add vegetable broth until liquid covers the potatoes.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Flip the pork and bake an additional 45 minutes. Transfer 2 to 3 cups cooking juices to a bowl and set aside for sauce. Baste the pork in the pot with the remaining cooking juices. Add onion-mushroom mixture, cover, and bake until vegetables are tender and pork is done, 15 to 20 minutes longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons truffle butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk the reserved cooking juices into the flour mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture is thick and smooth, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve pork with vegetables, potatoes, and sauce. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

BLACK TRUFFLE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil, cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and boil the potatoes gently for about 15 to 18 minutes, until tender. Drain the potatoes and set them aside until cool enough to handle, then peel them and cut them into 1/2-inch slices.
• In a small bowl, make the dressing by combining the garlic, walnut oil, peanut oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Place the lettuce in a large bowl and toss it with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the dressing. Divide the lettuce among 6 plates.
• Toss the remainder of the dressing with the lukewarm potato slices and divide the potatoes among the six plates, mounding them in the center of the lettuce. Using a vegetable peeler or truffle slicer, shave the truffles on top of the potatoes, covering the entire surface. Sprinkle any remaining dressing over the truffles and serve immediately.

SALAD WITH BLACK TRUFFLE SCORZONE

Steps:

• Cut the raw beef into small thin slices and place onto a bed of lettuce.
• Cut the cheese, and black truffle into shavings and garnish the lettuce.
• Drizzle with an emulsion of oil and lemon juice, and serve immediately.

BEST EVER TRUFFLE OIL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mince onion or shallot and garlic and place in bowl with vinegar.
• Add salt.
• Add black pepper.
• Add white pepper.
• Let sit for 5 minutes.
• Add olive oil and truffle oil and whisk or use tightly sealed jar or storage container and shake vigorously.
• Drizzle over salad greens, or roasted vegetables or use as a bread dipper.
• Enjoy!

TRUFFLE DRESSING/ HERB SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, truffle oil, white wine vinegar, and sugar.
• Season with salt and pepper and reserve.
• Clean and thoroughly dry the mesclun mix.
• Combine the mesclun, radicchio, parsley, and dill and toss thoroughly.
• Just before serving, whisk the vinaigrette vigorously and season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Toss the salad with the vinaigrette and arrange on plates.
• Serve immediately.

BLACK TRUFFLE OMELETS

Steps:

• Cut truffles into slices slightly less than 1/8 inch thick with slicer.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until foamy, then add truffles and gently stir until combined. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour to allow eggs to absorb truffle flavor. Add salt and pepper.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over moderately low heat until foam subsides.
• Stir egg mixture gently, then pour 1/2 cup egg mixture into skillet and cook, lifting up cooked egg around edge occasionally with a heatproof plastic spatula to let raw egg flow underneath, until omelet is set but top is still slightly moist, about 2 minutes. Fold omelet in half using spatula, then transfer to an ovenproof plate. Cover omelet loosely with foil, then transfer plate to oven to keep warm.
• Make 3 more omelets in same manner, transferring to plate in oven as cooked.
• *Available at AQUIPROfoods (571-278-4766; fresh truffles available December to March).