Blueberry Spinach Salad With Chicken Pecans And Bleu Cheese Recipes

BLUEBERRY SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, oil, mustard, and sugar in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well.
• Toss spinach, blueberries, blue cheese, and candied pecans in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss gently; serve immediately.

SPINACH BLUEBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients; gradually whisk in oil until blended. In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients; toss with dressing.

BLUEBERRY SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKEN, PECANS AND BLEU CHEESE

Steps:

• Divide spinach among 4 plates. Garnish each plate with radicchio leaves.
• Top spinach with pecans, blueberries, bleu cheese and chicken slices.
• Prepare vinaigrette:.
• Whisk together shallot, bleuberries, sugar, salt, raspberry vinegar and vegetable oil.
• Drizzle over salad.
• There will be some dressing leftover. Store in the refrigerator and use within a few days.

BLUEBERRY AND TOASTED PECAN SALAD

Steps:

• Coat pecan halves with melted butter and toast in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes, cool. In a large bowl, toss pecan halves, fresh blueberries, and spinach.
• To make vinaigrette, whisk together olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Drizzle salad with the vinaigrette and serve immediately.

SPINACH AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD WITH SLICED APPLES AND SPICED CARAMELIZED PECANS

Steps:

• Cut the apple into quarters, remove the stem and the seeds, and cut into very thin slices. Sprinkle lemon juice over the slices and set aside.
• When ready to serve, in a salad bowl, combine the apple, spinach, radicchio, and blue cheese. Season lightly with salt and pepper and toss with the dressing. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
• To serve, divide the salad among 4 plates and sprinkle the pecans around each salad.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the shallots and the mustard. Whisk in the vinegars, and then the olive and vegetable oils. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a covered container and refrigerate until needed.
• Yield: 1 1/4 cups
• Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, "Adventures in the Kitchen", Random House, 1991
• In a deep-fryer or a deep pot, heat the oil to 350 degrees F. (A deep-frying thermometer can be clipped to the side of the pan so that you can tell when the proper temperature has been reached).
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add the pecans and boil for 2 minutes. Drain in a large strainer, shaking off all excess water. Sprinkle the salt and cayenne pepper over the nuts and then coat with the confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, allowing the sugar to melt into the pecans. Toss the nuts by shaking the strainer, adding a little more sugar each time, until all the sugar is used and all the nuts are coated. Do not use hands or a spoon to toss. The nuts should have a glaze of sugar.
• Carefully add the nuts to the heated oil, keeping the oil at 350 degrees F. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon to a baking tray to cool.
• Yield: 2 cups
• Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, "Pizza, Pasta & More!," Random House, 2000

BLUE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together the spinach leaves, grapes, blue cheese, and pumpkin seeds. Serve with blue cheese salad dressing if desired.

BLUEBERRY SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine first five ingredients and shake well.
• In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, blue cheese, blueberries and pecans.
• Add dressing and toss gently.
• Serve immediately.

BLUE CHEESE & BERRY TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, combine the salad greens, cheese, blueberries and pecans., In a small bowl, whisk the vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the pecans in a skillet over medium heat. Tossing frequently, toast until lightly browned.
• In a bowl, whisk together the raspberry vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.
• In a large bowl, mix the toasted pecans, greens, strawberries, blue cheese, and red onion. Toss with the vinegar and olive oil dressing mixture to serve.