Salad Of Romaine Apples Walnuts And Stilton Cheese Food

CHOPPED APPLE SALAD WITH TOASTED WALNUTS, BLUE CHEESE AND POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, honey and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
• Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat, season with salt and pepper, to taste.

APPLE AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, combine the first eight ingredients., In a small bowl, whisk the cider, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper; gradually whisk in oil. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

APPLE, BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix all dressing ingredients with wire whisk until sugar is dissolved (dressing will be thick). Set aside.
• In very large bowl, mix salad ingredients. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

APPLE WALNUT SALAD WITH STILTON CHEESE

Steps:

• Put one third of the cheese in a large bowl.
• Add olive oil and using a fork, mash together the cheese and oil.
• Add vinegar and continue to mash and mix.
• Add cream and pepper and mix well to make a thick creamy dressing.
• Add the apples, sliced celery, currants, and lemon juice to the dressing and mix well.
• Crumble the remaining cheese and sprinkle it over the salad along with half of the walnuts.
• Mix them into the salad gently and evenly.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the remaining walnuts and celery leaves.
• Serve right away.
• TOASTED WALNUTS.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Place baking sheet in the oven and toast, stirring occasionally, until nuts are lightly browned, fragrant, and coated in a layer of their own oil.
• Depending on the size of the nuts this may take between 10-20 minutes.
• Remove the nuts from the pan as soon as they start to look done.
• Pour them onto a plate to cool.

SALAD OF ROMAINE, APPLES, WALNUTS AND STILTON CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F (175C).
• Toast walnuts for 10 minutes and cool to room temperature.
• Combine romaine and watercress in a large bowl.
• Whisk oil, vinegar and salt and pepper in a small bowl until blended.
• Slice each apple half into 12 thin wedges; brush lightly with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
• When ready to serve: Toss salad greens with dressing to coat.
• Arrange greens on 4 salad plates, arrange 6 apple wedges, alternating red and green skins, around the rim of each plate.
• Sprinkle cheese evenly over salads; sprinkle walnuts evenly over cheese.
• Serve immediately.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH APPLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover and process for 30 seconds or until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream., In a serving bowl, combine the romaine, apples and pine nuts. Drizzle with vinaigrette; sprinkle with cheese.

APPLE, ENDIVE, AND STILTON SALAD

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette:
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegars, mustard, and sugar. Add oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk vinaigrette until emulsified. Stir in shallot, salt and black pepper.
• In a small saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and add walnuts and sugar. Cook walnuts, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes, and transfer to a bowl.
• Cut endives lengthwise into julienne strips. Halve and core apples and cut into julienne strips.
• In a large bowl combine endives, apples, walnuts, Stilton, tarragon, and vinaigrette, tossing gently, and season with salt and white pepper.

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.

ROMAINE AND STILTON

Steps:

• Tear 1 head romaine lettuce into pieces and put in a bowl; add 2 roughly chopped pears. Crumble 1/4 pound Stilton on top, dress and toss. Optional: Add 3/4 cup toasted, chopped walnuts. Dressing variation: Skip the vinegar and mustard; add 1/4 cup chopped tarragon and 3 tablespoons lemon juice.

GORGONZOLA CHEESE, WALNUT, AND ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 and toast the walnut pieces (on baking sheet) for a few minutes.
• Pour lettuce into bowl.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, and mustard in small bowl.
• Add cheese and toasted walnut pieces to lettuce.
• Pour salad dressing over salad and toss well.

WALNUT ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the romaine, zucchini, croutons and walnuts. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic and pepper until smooth. Serve with the salad.

LENTIL, WALNUT & APPLE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Put the lentils and stock or water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 mins, or until al dente. Drain and pour into a bowl. Add the celery, apple, shallots, walnuts, parsley and salad leaves, then mix together well.
• To make the vinaigrette, put all the ingredients in a small glass jar with a lid. Season and shake well. Keep the lid on until ready to serve. Pour the dressing over the salad, toss well, then scatter over the blue cheese.

APPLE ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together dressing ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine,Dressing can be made a day ahead of time if needed.
• In a seperate bowl, mix all salad ingredients and then toss with dressing.