Grilled venison tenderloin

🧂 Ingredients

• 600 g Venison tenderloin medallions

  We used medallions you could also use a whole tenderloin, backstrap or venison steaks.
• 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• Pinch of Salt and Pepper
• 50 ml Oil
• 1 Courgette (Zucchini)

  cut into rounds
• 250 g Cherry tomatoes
• 1 Bunch Asparagus
• 200 g Mini vine peppers (capsicum)

  Substitute with standard capsicum
• 500 g Baby carrots
• 100 g Goats cheese
• Handful Basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¾ cup Olive oil
• 4 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh mint
• Fresh Basil

Instructions

• 1 Using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind all the dry spices into a
  powder. Then mix in the oil and coat over the venison medallions, leave to
  marinate for 30 minutes.
• 2 While the venison is marinating, preheat your BBQ to a high heat.
• 3 Heat a large pot of water to a boil, blanch the baby carrots and asparagus for 2
  minutes, remove from the boiling water, cool quickly under running cold water.
• 4 Cut the mini peppers in half and fill with the goats cheese.
• 5 Place all the prepared vegetables into a large bowl and season with a good pinch
  of salt and pepper and a drizzle of oil.
• 6 Grill the vegetables on the BBQ until you have some nice char marks, grill the
  peppers with the cheese facing up. Remove the vegetables and set aside.
• 7 Grill the marinated venison medallions to medium rare. Around 3 -5 mins on each
  side, depending on the thickness of your venison and the temperature of the
  grill. Medium rare of an instant-read food thermometer measures 54 °C (129 °F)
• 8 Remove from the heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• 9 Using a small blender, place all the ingredients into the blender and blitz
  until smooth.
• 10 Slice the venison, arrange it with the vegetables onto a large plate or board,
  and drizzle over the dressing. Garnish with fresh basil and mint leaves, if
  using. Serve and enjoy.

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