WINTER APPLE SALAD WITH FENNEL AND GORGONZOLA

WINTER APPLE SALAD WITH FENNEL AND GORGONZOLA image

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Balsamic Vinaigrette:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 garlic clove cut in half
Salad:
2 eating apples (fuji, elstar, cortland, criterion) unpeeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 cup diced fennel bulb
3 cups romaine, torn into bite size pieces
2 cups curly endive, torn into bite size pieces
2 cups butter lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
1/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese

Steps:

To prepare balsamic vinaigrette, combine oil, vinegar, salt pepper and garlic in small jar with tight fitting lid. Shake and let stand 20 minutes or refrigerate up to 2 days. Discard garlic. To prepare salad place apples and fennel in bottom of large salad bowl. Toss with vinaigrette. Layer romaine, endive, and butter lettuce on top. Cover with damp paper towels and refrigerate up to 4 hours. When ready to serve sprinkle cheese on top and toss well.