Best Gorgonzola Fritters Recipes

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GREEN SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA FRITTERS



Green Salad With Gorgonzola Fritters image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories     salads and dressings

Time 5m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups arugula leaves, loosely packed
2 cups lamb's lettuce, loosely packed
2 cups Belgian endive, trimmed and cut lengthwise into slender julienne strips
2 cups radicchio leaves cut into bite-size pieces
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons finely chopped shallots
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
12 hot, freshly cooked Gorgonzola fritters (see recipe)

Steps:

  • Put arugula, lamb's lettuce, endive and radicchio in a salad bowl.
  • Put mustard in a small mixing bowl. Add shallots, basil and red-wine vinegar. Stir with a whisk while adding oil gradually. Add salt and pepper.
  • Pour salad dressing over the greens and toss.
  • Divide greens into 6 equal portions and serve on salad plates. Arrange two Gorgonzola fritters on each.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 295, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 666 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

GORGONZOLA FRITTERS



Gorgonzola Fritters image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 squares

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound Gorgonzola cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup milk
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 cups macadamia nuts
2/3 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup clarified butter, preferably, or corn, peanut or vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Trim off rim of cheese if it has one. Cut cheese into small cubes.
  • Melt the 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet and add 3/4 cup flour, stirring with wire whisk. Add milk, stirring rapidly with whisk. The mixture will be quite thick.
  • Add cheese and stir and mash to blend well. Remove from heat. Add egg yolk, mustard and pepper, and stir to blend.
  • Line a rimmed baking dish measuring about 7 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with parchment paper or foil. Pour in batter and smooth over. Let cool and refrigerate an hour or longer, until solidified.
  • Put macadamia nuts and bread crumbs into container of a food processor or electric blender. Do not process constantly, but pulse on and off until nuts are coarse-fine and blended with crumbs.
  • Unmold Gorgonzola mixture and cut into 12 equal squares.
  • Dip each square into remaining flour to coat all over. Dip squares in the eggs to coat and then in the crumb mixture. Continue until all pieces are well coated.
  • Heat clarified butter or oil in a skillet and add about half the squares. Cook about a minute and turn squares; cook on second side about 45 seconds. Cook squares on edges as well as top and bottom; the total cooking time is about 2 1/2 minutes. Add squares to skillet until all have been cooked. As squares are cooked, drain on absorbent paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 475, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 524 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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