Food & Wine Pairing Recipes

  • Astringent or bitter foods go well with full-flavoured wines, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Crisp wines, such as Pinot Grigio, go well with salty foods
  • Fatty cuts of meat work well with bitter wines, as they will tone down the bitterness
  • Highly acidic foods pair well with acidic wines
  • Serve light-bodied wines with light food and full-bodied wines with heavier foods
  • Spicy foods pair well with sweeter wines
  • Sweet foods need a dry wine to offset the sweetness

Recipes:

Bison Burgers with Balsamic Bacon Onion Relish

FEATURING LE15 California Mosaic Red

Featuring LE15 Mosaic Red Ground bison is blended with Dijon, seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic and onions and grilled. Served with a rich and savoury topping of bacon, caramelized onions accented with rosemary and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Click on the recipe to enlarge.

Featuring LE15 Mosaic Red

Ground bison is blended with Dijon, seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic and onions and grilled. Served with a rich and savoury topping of bacon, caramelized onions accented with rosemary and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Click on the recipe to enlarge.

Chicken Ratatouille Tagliatelle

FEATURING LE15 Italian Barbera

Featuring LE15 Barbera This hearty pasta with chunks of tender chicken, eggplant and zucchini is a warming supper to serve friends and family after a day of cold weather fun. Click on the recipe to enlarge.

Featuring LE15 Barbera

This hearty pasta with chunks of tender chicken, eggplant and zucchini is a warming supper to serve friends and family after a day of cold weather fun. Click on the recipe to enlarge.

Cod and Potato Cakes with Lemon Herb Tartar Sauce

FEATURING LE15 Italian Pinot Grigio Verduzzo

Featuring LE15 Pinot Grigio/Verduzzo Potato adds a creaminess and lightness to these delicious, crispy fish cakes that are perfectly paired with the brightness of the white wine. For an appetizer portion, form into 36 smaller cakes. Click on recipe image to enlarge.

Featuring LE15 Pinot Grigio/Verduzzo

Potato adds a creaminess and lightness to these delicious, crispy fish cakes that are perfectly paired with the brightness of the white wine. For an appetizer portion, form into 36 smaller cakes. Click on recipe image to enlarge.

Hoisin Pork Tenderloin Sliders

FEATURING LE15 Australian Gewurztraminer Verdelho Muscat

Featuring LE15 Gewurztraminer/Verdelho/Muscat Serve these tasty 3-bite sandwiches as a starter at a cocktail party or as part of a backyard barbecue menu. The bright, slightly floral flavour of the wine is a great pairing for the sweet and tangy Asian flavours. Click on recipe image to enlarge.

Featuring LE15 Gewurztraminer/Verdelho/Muscat

Serve these tasty 3-bite sandwiches as a starter at a cocktail party or as part of a backyard barbecue menu. The bright, slightly floral flavour of the wine is a great pairing for the sweet and tangy Asian flavours. Click on recipe image to enlarge.

Wine and Mustard Braised Lamb

FEATURING LE15 Australian Fourtitude

Wine and Mustard Braised Lamb

French Onion Soup

FEATURING New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Few things are greater than a bowl of French Onion Soup. With its bubbly melted cheese on crisp bread over a rich broth of chicken, beef and wine, onions sauteed at length to truly bring out their sweetness, the complexity of this soup is utterly delicious. Whether served before the main course or as the …

Few things are greater than a bowl of French Onion Soup. With its bubbly melted cheese on crisp bread over a rich broth of chicken, beef and wine, onions sauteed at length to truly bring out their sweetness, the complexity of this soup is utterly delicious. Whether served before the main course or as the main course itself, french onion soup is a Winter dinner essential.

 

 

Recipe:

6 large sweet onions, peeled and thinly sliced.
Olive oil
1/4 teaspoon of sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups each of beef stock and chicken stock
1/2 cup of dry white wine
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon of dry thyme
Salt and pepper
8 slices of toasted French bread
1 1/2 cups of grated Swiss Gruyere with a little grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, sauté the onions in the olive oil on medium high heat until well browned, but not burned, about 30 minutes. Add the sugar about 10 minutes into the process to help with the caramelization.

2. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the stock, wine, bay leaf, and thyme. Cover partially and simmer until the flavors are well blended, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard the bay leaf. 

3. To serve you can either use individual oven-proof soup bowls or one large casserole dish. Ladle the soup into the bowls or casserole dish. Cover with the toast and sprinkle with cheese. Put into the broiler for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until the cheese bubbles and is slightly browned. Serve immediately.

(Recipe & Photo from Simply Recipes.)