Four Green Salad With Toasted Walnut Dressing Food

MIXED GREENS' SALAD WITH APPLES AND MAPLE-WALNUT OIL DRESSING

Steps:

• In small glass bowl, prepare salad dressing first and set aside.
• Use salad spinner to remove excess moisture from the greens.
• *In large non-reactive serving bowl place the sliced apples and toss them with a little bit of apple cider to halt oxidizing.
• Next, add the salad greens, a few tablespoons of the salad dressing and toss gently again with tongs to mix.
• Serve remaining salad dressing on side along with the toasted walnuts if using.
• *For best results, cut up apples and toss with the vinegar right before serving.

MIXED GREENS WITH WALNUTS AND ROASTED ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 2 onions cut side down on baking sheet. Pour 2 tablespoons oil over. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake onions 30 minutes; turn onions over and bake until brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes longer. Cool. Transfer onions to processor. Add remaining 1 cup oil, broth and vinegar and puree (mixture will be thick). Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Combine greens, 1/2 cup walnuts and half of red onion in large bowl. Add enough dressing to coat greens; toss well. Sprinkle remaining walnuts and red onion over and serve.

MIXED GREENS WITH BERRY DRESSING AND TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Place all dressing ingredients in blender; blend until smooth. (Dressing can be made up to 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• Just before serving, in large bowl, toss greens, dried cherries and berries, and onion.
• Add enough dressing to lightly coat greens; toss to coat well.
• Divide among salad plates; sprinkle with walnuts.
• Pass remaining dressing.
• To toast walnuts, spread on baking sheet; bake at 375°F for 7 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce with cheese and walnuts.
• Combine and whisk together dressing ingredients.
• Toss salad with enough dressing to coat but avoid over-dressing.
• Serve.

TOASTED WALNUT AND MIXED GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• In 8-inch skillet, heat Olive Oil over low heat and cook walnuts, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Remove from heat and with slotted spoon, remove walnuts; set aside.
• In same skillet, add vinegar and salt and pepper.
• In large bowl, combine greens and dressing. Equally arrange salad on 4 plates, then top each with Parmesan and walnuts. Serve, if desired, with Italian bread.
• Taste Tested Recipe from The Bertolli Kitchens

TOASTED WALNUT SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGES AND GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a sauce pan.
• Stir in walnut pieces and coat with butter.
• Stir for 4 minutes and remove from pan and set aside.
• Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Toss greens, mandarin orange segments and crumbled cheese.
• Toss with toasted walnuts and serve with raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing.

WILD RICE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Add the chicken broth, rice and seasoning packet to a saucepan. Let come to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20-25 minutes or until liquid has evaporated and rice is soft.
• Soak raisins in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.
• To toast pecans, arrange them in a shallow baking tray and cook for 10 to 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven, checking after 8 minutes.
• Once the rice is ready, transfer it to your serving bowl, add the green onions, raisins, pecans, and beans, and stir gently.
• To prepare Curry dressing add mayonnaise, curry powder, honey, apple cider vinegar, ground red pepper, prepared Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl & stir thoroughly.
• Serve with a dollop of Curry dressing on a bed of lettuce leaves.