Best Chopped Apple Salad With Toasted Walnuts Blue Cheese And Pomegranate Vinaigrette Recipes

Chopped Apple Salad With Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 apples such as Granny Smith, Gala or Fuji, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 ounces baby spinach
2 large heads Belgian endive, thinly sliced crosswise
1 1/2 cups walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
1/2 pound blue cheese (such as Maytag), crumbled (2 cups)
1 cup Pomegranate Vinaigrette (see below)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey, or more to taste
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

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.
Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard and honey in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. The dressing can be made 2 days in advance and stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.

Chopped Apple Salad image

Categories Salad Apple

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 apples such as Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 ounces baby spinach
2 large heads of Belgian endive, thinly sliced crosswise
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted (see page 250)
1/2 pound blue cheese such as Maytag, crumbled (2 cups)
Pomegranate Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey, or more to taste
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
(makes about 1 cup)

Steps:

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.
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. The dressing can be made 2 days in advance and stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.

Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 apples (Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji or a combination of all), skin left on, core removed and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 ounces baby spinach
2 large heads endive, thinly sliced crosswise
1 1/2 cups toasted coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 pound Napa valley blue cheese, crumbled
Pomegranate Vinaigrette, recipe follows
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey, or more to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette, toss to coat, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, honey and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Vinaigrette can be stored, covered tightly, in the refrigerator for 2 days.