Dark Cherry Salad Recipes

CHERRY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a big bowl, combine cherry tomatoes, green olives, back olives, and spring onion.
• In a dry skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat until golden brown, turning frequently. Stir into tomato mixture.
• In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, and oregano. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over salad, and gently stir to coat. Chill for 1 hour.

CHERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, dried cherries, celery, nuts, mayonnaise, milk, salt and pepper and apple if desired. Toss together well and refrigerate until chilled. Serve on toasted cracked wheat bread or croissants.

DARK CHERRY BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Drain the cherries and then puree them in a blender or food processor.
• In a medium size pot, bring pureed cherries, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat and allow mixture to simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Pour the cooked mixture in a standing mixer or blender. Mix in red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper. While mixing, slowly pour in the oil and beat for 2 more minutes.
• Store in jars in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

BING CHERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a bowl, whip juice with cream cheese. Stir in cherries, pineapple, whipped topping and marshmallows. Chill until serving.

CHERRY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the blueberries and raspberries. Working over parchment paper, pit the cherries, discard the pits, and add the fruit to the berry mixture. Section the oranges and add them to the bowl.
• Pour the juices that have collected on the paper into the bowl, add the eau de vie, and gently toss. Divide among four bowls and serve.

DARK CHERRY BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan on medium high heat add vinegar, sugar and garlic till boiling then simmer till reduced by half. Add preserves and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Whisk in red wine vinegar and then canola oil. Season with salt & pepper.

BLACK CHERRY-PISTACHIO SALAD WITH CHARRED SCALLION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Using a knife, score all the cherries in half at the seam. Next, twist each cherry apart as you would an avocado, tossing the pitted half into a large mixing bowl. Using your fingertips on your spare hand, pop the pits out of the unpitted cherry halves, discarding the pits, then adding the halved cherries to the bowl. Set aside.
• Chop the pistachios into a coarse crumble, leaving no pistachio whole. Set aside.
• Cut the scallions into two parts, slicing about 4 inches above the root to separate the white stalks from the tender green tops. On a stovetop burner, char the scallion bottoms over high heat, rotating every 2 to 3 minutes, until the completely charred on the outside and soft and cooked in the middle.
• Transfer the charred scallions to a cutting board, and finely mince. Gather into a pile, and repeat mincing until the scallion bottoms turn into a fine, green-black paste. Transfer to a small bowl, and stir in apple cider vinegar and olive oil. Set aside.
• Take a few pieces of the green scallion tops and stack them directly on top of one another. Using a sharp chef's knife, cut very, very thin slices of the scallion on a hard bias about 1 1/2 inches long, then transfer to a bowl of ice water. Repeat with the remaining scallion tops. Fluff the scallions in the ice water, so the scallions have enough room to curl.
• Scrape all of the charred scallion vinaigrette into the bowl with the halved cherries. Using your fingertips, lightly massage the dressing into the cherries so they reach the cavities of each half. Add chopped pistachio, curly scallions, and a couple pinches of salt to taste. Transfer to a large flat dish, so you can enjoy all the colors and ingredients in the simple dish.