Best Mesclun Salad W Pecans Blue Cheese Cranberry Vinaigrette Recipes

MESCLUN SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain salad leaves.
• Finely slice red capsicum.
• Shaved carrot.
• Chop spring onion.
• Cut tomatoes into wedges.
• Toss all ingredients with the salad leaves in a bowl.

SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Whisk together oil, shallot, vinegar, syrup, salt and pepper in a large bowl until salt is dissolved. Add endives and spinach and toss to combine.
• Sprinkle salad with pecans, cranberries, and blue cheese.

BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the vinegar, sugar, 1/2 cup blue cheese, onion, mustard, garlic and salt.
• Cover and process until smooth.
• While processong, gradually add oil in a steady stream until dressing is thickened.
• Stir in remaining blue cheese if desired.
• Serve over salad.
• Cover and fefrigerate leftover dressing.

APPLE PECAN SALAD WITH CRANBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat the pecans with the 2 tbls. maple syrup(or brown sugar mixture) and 1/8 teaspoons cinnamon.
• Spread the pecans out on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted.
• In a food processor, combine the cranberries, raisins, vinegar, onion, brown sugar, and mustard. Chop coarsely; remove from processor and place in a bowl.
• Gradually whisk in olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Chop apple into bite size pieces, then mix with lemon/water mixture in a bowl to prevent browning. Keep apples in mixture until you toss ingredients into salad.
• In a salad bowl, toss together the greens, apples, and enough of the cranberry mixture to coat.
• Sprinkle with pecans, and serve.

BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the shallot, salt, pepper, and vinegars in a medium bowl. While whisking, slowly pour in the olive oil. Crumble the blue cheese into the bowl and stir with a spoon til the crumbles are coated with the vinaigrette.