Fennel Grape And Gorgonzola Salad Food

GORGONZOLA AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing: Place red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and garlic cloves in a blender and pulse on high speed. Add the shallots and slowly incorporate the extra-virgin olive oil while blender is on high speed. Finish seasoning with black pepper and allow the dressing to sit for 24 hours, refrigerated, before using.
• For the candied garlic: Coat a sheet pan with oil for the finished garlic. Place the garlic and water in a large saute pan over medium to high heat. Boil the cloves until they are cooked through but still firm to the touch and still maintain their shape. This takes about 8 minutes. By this time the water should be all the way or close to being evaporated. At this point, add the sugar in with the garlic cloves and continue to cook over medium heat while stirring occasionally. After a couple of minutes the sugar will begin to caramelize. At this point it is important that the garlic be stirred constantly so they become evenly coated with the caramelized sugar. Continue to caramelize the garlic until golden to dark golden brown. This process happens very quickly so stay alert. Turn the garlic out onto the greased sheet pan and cool.
• For the salad: Place the grapes, Gorgonzola and candied garlic in a large mixing bowl. Add 3/4 cup of dressing. You want enough dressing in the bowl to fully saturate the cheese and grape mixture. Add the lettuce and toss your salad. Taste for seasoning.

FENNEL, GRAPE, AND GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• Trim fennel stalks flush with bulb and discard any tough outer layers. Halve bulb lengthwise, discard core, and slice fennel thin. In a bowl toss together fennel, oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste and let stand 10 minutes. Add grapes, Gorgonzola, radicchio, and romaine and toss to combine.

FENNEL-PEAR SALAD WITH GRAPES AND PECANS

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon each dijon mustard and mayonnaise. Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss with 1 thinly sliced pear, 1/2 thinly sliced fennel bulb and 1 cup each halved grapes and sliced celery. Top with chopped toasted pecans and some chopped fennel fronds.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH GRAPES, FENNEL, GORGONZOLA, AND PECANS

Steps:

• Whisk jam, vinegar, oil, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Toss fennel with vinaigrette; let stand 15 minutes.
• Add arugula, fennel fronds, and grapes; toss and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
• Top with gorgonzola and pecans.

FENNEL AND RADICCHIO SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Cut off the fennel leaves and reserve for the garnish. Wash the fennel, remove the hard core and thinly slice the bulb. Put into a bowl. Wash and trim the radicchio, shred, but not too finely, and add to the bowl.
• Roughly chop the walnuts, dice the Gorgonzola and add both to the salad. Roughly chop the parsley. Make a dressing from the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, honey and parsley.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over the salad and mix well. Serve immediately garnished with fennel leaves.

FENNEL, APPLE, AND GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together lemon juice and oil in a large bowl. Add apples and currants and gently toss.
• Trim fennel stalks flush with bulbs, discarding stalks, then quarter each bulb. Thinly slice bulbs with a mandoline or other manual slicer.
• Gently toss fennel with apples and season with salt and pepper. Serve salad topped with Gorgonzola.