Cornish hens with dijon walnut sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Cornish hens
1 large Garlic clove, split
1 Lemon, juice of
1 tablespoon Flour
¼ cup Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
1 cup Chicken broth
2 tablespoons White wine
1 tablespoon Honey
⅓ cup Walnuts, chopped
Wild rice, cooked

Directions

Rub hens inside and out with garlic. Sprinkle inside and out with lemon juice. Bake in 400 deg F oven 1 hour or until tender. Remove hens to warm platter. Stir flour into drippings in pan. Cook 2-3 minutes. Combine mustard, broth, wine and honey. Gradually add to flour mixture, stirring constantly. Bring to boil. Mix in nuts. Split hens. Place on a bed of wild rice surrounded by lettuce leaves. Spoon sauce over hens. Garnish with fresh strawberry and diamond-cut peeled kiwi.

~-----from Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard Recipe Book Submitted By NICK LA ROCCA On 11-25-94

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