Escarole Apple Salad With Walnut Dressing Food

VEGETABLE TOP SALAD WITH WALNUT DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Place the walnuts inside a ziptop bag. Use a rolling pin to lightly crush the walnuts into smaller pieces inside the bag. In a large bowl, whisk the walnuts, Cognac, pepper flakes and red wine vinegar with a generous pinch salt. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Taste for seasoning.
• Make the salad: Pour the dressing over the greens and toss to coat. Drizzle honey in the bottom of a serving bowl. Add the greens. Sprinkle cheese over the top. Serve immediately.

SALAD WITH APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss salad ingredients.
• In a small bowl, whisk together juice, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce and Worcestershire. In a slow stream, whisk in oil. Pour dressing over salad and toss.

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Arrange the bread slices on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush evenly with the olive oil. Bake until toasted, turning halfway through, about 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Combine the escarole and radicchio in a serving bowl. Set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain the bacon on paper towels, reserving the drippings in the skillet. Crumble the bacon.
• Add the anchovy and shallot to the drippings in the skillet and cook until softened and fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Whisk in the mustard, vinegar, honey, and extra-virgin olive oil until combined. Stir in the bacon and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the warm dressing over the lettuce in the bowl, add the crostini, and toss to coat.

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH ANCHOVY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large wooden salad bowl, mash the anchovies with a fork until they form a paste. Whisk in mustard and vinegar. Drizzle in the olive oil while whisking to create an emulsion. Adjust the seasonings with and salt and black pepper, to taste. Add the escarole, green onions and olives to the bowl and gently toss to coat the leaves with the dressing. Serve immediately.

KALE WALDORF SALAD WITH APPLES, WALNUTS & CREAMY DRESSING

Steps:

• Salad:.
• Mix all the salad ingredients together.
• Dressing:.
• Put the 1/2 cup chopped apple in a blender along with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts, remaining 2 tablespoons raisins, mustard, lemon juice, vinegar and salt. Purée until well combined and slightly thick, adding water if needed to thin. Pour dressing over kale salad and toss to combin.

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Remove the outside leaves of the escarole and cut the remainder into 2-inch pieces. Wash and dry thoroughly. You should have about 4 cups washed greens.
• Blend the mustard, garlic, vinegar and olive oil in a bowl or jar.
• Just before serving, combine the greens, the dressing and the reserved drippings and toss to mix.

ESCAROLE CAESAR SALAD WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Submerge escarole leaves in a large bowl of ice water for 10 minutes. Then thoroughly dry in a salad spinner or colander, and place in a single layer on a paper towel-lined dish cloth. Roll up cloth; refrigerate until lettuce is crisp and completely dry (any water clinging to leaves may cause the dressing to break), at least 2 hours and up to 2 days. Tear the leaves into bite-size pieces.
• Place garlic in a large wooden bowl, add 1/4 teaspoon salt, and mash to a paste with a fork. Transfer half of paste to a rimmed baking sheet; set bowl aside. With the fork, stir butter into garlic paste on sheet. Toss with walnuts to evenly coat. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese, season with salt and pepper, and toss again to evenly coat. Spread into a single layer. Bake, stirring halfway through, until toasted and golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on sheet.
• Add anchovies to bowl with garlic paste and mash to a paste with a fork. Whisk in lemon juice, Worcestershire, Dijon, and egg yolk. Season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Slowly add oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Add lettuce and toss to evenly coat, then toss with remaining 3/4 cup cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.

ESCAROLE (ENDIVE), WALNUT & FONTINA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, whisk together the mustard and the vinegar. Add the olive oil, whisking constantly until the mixture is emulsified. Add the shallot, garlic, salt & pepper and whisk once more.
• Add the greens, cheese, and the walnuts to the dressing and toss thoroughly. Serve right away.

ESCAROLE-APPLE SALAD WITH WALNUT DRESSING

Steps:

• Puree 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts, 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon honey and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a blender until smooth. Slowly add 1/3 cup olive oil with the motor running; blend until creamy. Combine 1 torn head escarole, 1 thinly sliced fennel bulb, 2 thinly sliced apples and/or pears, 1 cup fresh parsley, ½ cup chopped walnuts and 1/4 cup minced chives in a large bowl. Add the dressing, season with salt and pepper and toss.