Romaine Salad With Kale Apples Cranberries Food

ROMAINE SALAD WITH KALE, APPLES & CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place all of the salad ingredients, except the apple slices, into a large bowl.
• Place the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend on high until smooth.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss to coat.
• Place the apple slices around the bowl in an decorative pattern.

KALE AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the kale, toss to coat and let stand 10 minutes.
• While the kale stands, cut the dates into thin slivers and the apple into thin matchsticks. Add the dates, apples, almonds and cheese to the kale. Season with salt and pepper and toss well.

HEARTS OF ROMAINE SALAD WITH APPLES, CHEESE AND HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• Vinaigrette: In a container, whisk together the vinegars, sugar, sweet mustard, salt and vanilla. Whisk in the oil. Makes a generous 1 cup of vinaigrette.
• Salad: Arrange the romaine on individual salad plates.
• To prepare the peeled and cored apples, cut each half into 1/4-inch thick slices, then cut each slice into thirds.
• Place the apples in a small bowl and toss with enough of the vinaigrette to coat the pieces. You can prepare the apple mixture up to an hour ahead. Important: If you coat the apples with the dressing any longer than that, they will absorb too much of the vinaigrette, which overwhelms the apple flavor.
• Divide the apple mixture among the salads. Top each serving with a portion of the cheese and then a portion of the hazelnuts.
• Drizzle an extra bit of the vinaigrette over the greens and around the edges of the salad. Serve.
• Alternatively: Instead of hearts of Romaine lettuce, consider a mixture of baby spinach, hearts of Romaine and/or other mixed young greens. You could also substitute feta or white cheddar, aged gouda, etc. for the blue cheese.
• Another serving option would be to assemble the entire salad on a large platter instead of individual salad plates.

CRANBERRY ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoons butter. Cook and stir almonds until toasted. Let cool.
• Melt 1 tablespoons butter. Add sugar. Cook and stir pecans until toasted. Let cool.
• Combine greens with toasted almonds and pecans and cranberries and choice of fruit and cheese.
• Whisk together sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, onion, paprika, vinegars, and oil. Toss with salad when ready to serve.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH APPLES AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In large serving bowl, place lettuce, apple, cranberries and green onions.
• Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat.