Grilled Tomato Tarragon Cocktail Sauce Food

WARMED TARRAGON MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine all ingredients except pepper.
• Heat/whisk over low heat until heated through.
• Spoon warmed, over fish or steak.
• Sprinkle with pepper and additional tarragon.
• DELICIOUS!

SMOKY GRILLED TOMATO COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat grill to high.
• Brush tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until slightly charred and soft. Place tomatoes, honey, chipotle, horseradish, Worcestershire, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper and a touch of olive oil in food processor and process until slightly smooth. Serve with shrimp.

TOMATO TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute shallot and garlic in oil in a small saucepan until tender; about 2 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

TARRAGON PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• To skillet add minced shallot and cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 1-2 minutes, or until softened. Add vinegar, wine and tarragon. Deglaze pan, scraping up brown bits, until reduced by half. Add chicken stock (have heated so that it comes to the boil quickly). Bring to a boil. Strain sauce into a small saucepan and bring back to a boil.

JUMBO SHRIMP WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the tarragon sauce: combine the soured cream, tarragon, mustard and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat a large frying pan. Brush the shrimp with oil, add to the pan and cook over a high heat until they turn pink.
• Keeping the heat high, add half of the wine and the garlic. Boil rapidly for 2-3 mins then stir in 2 tbs of the parsley.
• When the wine has reduced slightly, lower the heat and add the remaining wine and season with salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 5 minutes Spoon the cooking juices over the shrimp, sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve hot with the tarragon sauce on the side.

GRILLED SALMON STEAKS WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Start a grill or preheat broiler.
• Brush both sides of salmon with lemon juice.
• Grill for 5 to 6 minutes per side, turning once, until salmon flakes when prodded with the tines of a fork.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine shallots, tarragon, yogurt, tomato, and parsley.
• Mix well.
• When salmon steaks are done, arrange on dinner plates and spoon some of the tarragon sauce alongside.
• Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Protein, 1/2 Carbohydrate (Skim Milk).
• Nutrition Facts: 240 calories (34% calories from fat), 31 g protein, 9 g total fat (1.4 g saturated fat), 7 g carbohydrates, trace dietary fiber, 77 mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH TOMATO-TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk 2 tablespoons tarragon, 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and 1 teaspoon garlic in shallow dish to blend. Using rolling pin, lightly pound chicken between sheets of waxed paper to uniform 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to tarragon mixture and turn to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend tomato and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in processor until smooth. Add vinegar, remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic and just mix in, using on/off turns. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Grill chicken until brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon sauce around chicken. Garnish with tarragon sprigs, if desired, and serve.