Warm Heart Of Romaine Salad With Roquefort Prosciutto Vinaigrette Food

ROMAINE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place lettuce in a big bowl. Combine garlic, oregano, sugar and vinegar in a small bowl. Add oil to dressing in a slow stream and mix with a whisk or fork. Stir in blue cheese. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

GERMAN ROMAINE SALAD WITH WESTPHALIAN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette:
• Spoon the mustard into a medium bowl. Whisk in half the oil and half the vinegar until blended. Add remaining oil and vinegar, and whisk until blended. Whisk in water, and season with salt and pepper. Or, use a food processor.
• Next, place prosciutto in a small skillet on medium heat and sauté until it begins to brown. Add the minced garlic and brown together for a few seconds. Add vinaigrette and cook just until warm.
• Meanwhile, loosen each Romaine heart on 4 individual salad plates. Crumble blue cheese onto the lettuce, the optional hazelnuts, and drizzle with the warmed prosciutto (or Westphalian, better) dressing. Serve.

BROILED "GRILLED" ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing, finely grate the garlic into a jar, add the remaining dressing ingredients and shake vigorously until a dressing forms. Set this aside.
• Put your oven on the "high" broil setting.
• Cut the romaine hearts in half, leaving the bottom intact so that the leaves stay together. Brush each side with a light coating of olive oil.
• Place the romaine hearts on a parchment lined baking sheet and broil for 2 minutes, then flip and broil the other side for 2 minutes. Keep an eye on them, this happens quickly. But they should come out looking slightly charred.
• While the romaine is broiling, crumble the cheese, chop the walnuts and slice the shallot into thin pieces.
• Once the romaine is out of the oven, use tongs to place the hearts on a serving platter.
• Top generously with the walnuts, cherries, cheese and shallot. Add salt and pepper to taste and then top with the dressing.
• Chop and serve!

ROMAINE SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly brush a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil, and arrange the prosciutto in a single layer. Place in the oven, and bake until crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool on a wire rack.
• Combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and thyme in a bowl; season with salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. Add the romaine and shaved Pecorino Romano; toss to combine. Arrange on 4 plates; serve topped with the prosciutto crisps.

ROMAINE AND ROASTED-BEET SALAD WITH CREAMY ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Fold in Roquefort cheese and cream. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Make salad:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap beets tightly in foil. Bake until tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool beets; peel and cut each into wedges.
• Arrange 2 lettuce quarters crosswise on each of 6 large plates. Surround lettuce on each plate with beet wedges. Top with some onion slices and watercress sprigs. Drizzle with dressing, sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH CRISPY PROSCIUTTO AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange bread pieces on one side of a rimmed baking sheet; toss with 1 teaspoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Lay prosciutto on other side of sheet. Bake until both are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet. Crumble prosciutto.
• In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar and 2 teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Add romaine, croutons, prosciutto, beans, and scallion and toss to combine.

GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Brush each romaine lettuce half with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
• Cook romaine hearts, cut-side down, on the preheated grill until the cut-side is slightly caramelized but the inside is still cool and crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer lettuce, cut-side up, to a platter. Sprinkle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over lettuce and drizzle balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, and 2 tablespoons olive oil over the top.

GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk oil and vinegar. Generously brush over all surfaces of romaine. Grill romaine, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 1-2 minutes or until slightly charred and wilted, turning once. Season with salt and pepper.