Best Sherried Greens With Fruit And Blue Cheese Recipes

Sherried Greens with Fruit and Blue Cheese image

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Side Dish

Time 15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup dry sherry or apple juice
2 tablespoons raspberry, balsamic or red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
8 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens
1 medium pear, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup finely crumbled blue cheese (1 ounce)

Steps:

In tightly covered container, shake all Sherry Vinaigrette ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
On 8 salad plates, arrange salad greens, pear, strawberries and onion. Pour vinaigrette over salads. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 75 mg

Green Salad With Figs, Walnuts, & Blue Cheese image

Provided by cookalot 2

Time 18m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons whole grain Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
10 cups loosely packed mixed greens
1/2 cup dried fig, cut into strips
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese or 1/3 cup feta

Steps:

Dressing.
In a medium mixing bowl,mix together vinegar, mustard, and honey until combined.
Whisk in olive oil.
Whisk in orange juice, salt and pepper.
Salad.
Toast walnut pieces in a skillet over medium heat, until they become brown and fragrant.
Cool walnuts.
Toss greens with 3/4 of the dressing.
Place greens on serving platter.
Toss with nuts,greens,and blue cheese.
Drizzle with remaining dressing.

Sherried Greens With Fruit & Blue Cheese image

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup dry sherry or apple juice
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
8 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens
1 medium pear, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup finely crumbled blue cheese (1 ounce)

Steps:

1. Mix sherry, vinegar, sugar and oil until sugar is dissolved. 2. Arrange salad greens, pear strawberries and onion on 8 salad plates. Pour sherry mixture over salads. Sprinkle with cheese NUTRITION INFORMATION 1 Serving Calories 55 (Calories from Fat 20) Fat 2g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 55mg Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 2g) Protein 2g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 30% Calcium 4% Iron 2% DIET EXCHANGES: 2 VegetableFrom "Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

Green Salad with Dried Figs, Blue Cheese, Walnuts, and Sherry Vinaigrette image

Yield makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 large handfuls salad greens-such as red leaf, spinach, arugula, frisée, or premixed mesclun
4 generous tablespoons chopped dried figs (we use Calmyrna and Black Mission figs, plumped in warm water and drained)
3 tablespoons chopped toasted walnuts (see Toasting Nuts, p. 99)
1/2 cup Sherry Vinaigrette
4 tablespoons crumbled Valdeon (Spanish blue cheese), or your favorite blue cheese
Sherry Vinaigrette
1 medium shallot, finely minced
2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fig preserves, or 1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons chopped capers
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
(makes 3/4 cup or 4 to 6 servings)

Steps:

Place the salad greens, figs, walnuts, and dressing in a bowl and toss. Divide among plates and crumble the blue cheese on top of each salad.
Sherry Vinaigrette
Whisk together the shallot, vinegar, preserves, capers, and mustard in a small bowl. Whisk in the olive oil until the dressing is emulsified. Taste for balance, and add a little more olive oil, if you like. Season with salt and pepper.