Best Sherried Greens With Fruit Blue Cheese Recipes

GREEN SALAD WITH DRIED FIGS, BLUE CHEESE, WALNUTS, AND SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

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

Categories Salad Cheese Fig Walnut Sherry

Yield makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

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.

ENDIVE AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD WITH SOY-SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

Endive and Blue Cheese Salad with Soy-Sherry Vinaigrette image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 cups finely julienned endive (store in cold water to prevent oxidation)
1/2 cup julienned peeled green apples
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup finely julienned red onions
1/4 cup walnuts, toasted
2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
1/4 cup Soy-Sherry Vinaigrette, recipe follows
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 cup sherry vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon chopped shallots
1 egg yolk
1 cup grapeseed oil
Freshly cracked black pepper

Steps:

Combine the endive, apples, blue cheese, onions, walnuts and tarragon in a medium mixing bowl. Add the Soy-Sherry Vinaigrette (use as much or as little as desired) and season with salt and pepper.
Puree the sherry vinegar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, shallots and egg yolk in a blender. With the motor running, emulsify the oil into the mixture. Season with black pepper (the salt from the soy will be enough to season the vinaigrette).

BLUE CHEESE AND DRIED FRUIT TERRINE

Blue Cheese and Dried Fruit Terrine image

Provided by Food Network

Time 3h10m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pound/450 g blue cheese, such as Roquefort or gorgonzola, at room temperature
8 ounces/225 g mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon honey, optional
Freshly ground pepper
Handful chopped dried apricots
Handful currants
Handful chopped dried figs
Handful chopped green pistachios
Handful chopped toasted walnuts
Rustic country breads or crackers, for serving

Steps:

Mash the blue cheese and mascarpone together with the honey, if using, and pepper. (You can do this in the food processor, too, but it will cream the blue cheese so much that you get a greenish terrine. Not the end of the world, but just warning you.) Stir in the apricots, currants, figs, pistachios and walnuts. Season with pepper. Wrap in plastic and shape into a terrine. Refrigerate for several hours until firm. Serve with an assortment of rustic country breads or crackers and decorate with some whole dried fruits and nuts, if you like.

GREENS WITH BLUEBERRIES, FETA AND ALMONDS

Greens With Blueberries, Feta and Almonds image

This is a salad from the magazine of Canadian Living. Salad greens, piquant cheese, blueberries and crunchy almonds...

Provided by Boomette

Categories Cheese

Time 5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
8 cups mixed baby greens
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbed
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds

Steps:

In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Add greens; toss to coat.
Divide salad among plates. Sprinkle with blueberries, feta cheese and almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172, Fat 15.4, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 16.7, Sodium 255.6, Carbohydrate 5.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 3, Protein 4.7

SHERRIED GREENS WITH FRUIT & BLUE CHEESE

Sherried Greens With Fruit & Blue Cheese image

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

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.

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