Mesclun Salad With Stilton Grapes And Apple Recipes

MESCLUN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saute pan add 2 tablespoons whole butter, dash of cayenne, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the 1/2 cup of pecans. Cook this slowly over a very low flame, taking care to stir carefully and occasionally. The sugar will burn easily if the flame is too hot. On a stable cutting board, julienne the red pepper and then peel and section the 2 oranges. Squeeze the remaining orange pulp over a large bowl and to this add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Toss the salad greens in this and then place on a salad plate. Arrange the oranges and red bell pepper slices on the top and garnish with the caramelized pecan halves. Allow the pecans to cool before eating.

APPLE WALNUT SALAD WITH STILTON CHEESE

Steps:

• Put one third of the cheese in a large bowl.
• Add olive oil and using a fork, mash together the cheese and oil.
• Add vinegar and continue to mash and mix.
• Add cream and pepper and mix well to make a thick creamy dressing.
• Add the apples, sliced celery, currants, and lemon juice to the dressing and mix well.
• Crumble the remaining cheese and sprinkle it over the salad along with half of the walnuts.
• Mix them into the salad gently and evenly.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the remaining walnuts and celery leaves.
• Serve right away.
• TOASTED WALNUTS.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Place baking sheet in the oven and toast, stirring occasionally, until nuts are lightly browned, fragrant, and coated in a layer of their own oil.
• Depending on the size of the nuts this may take between 10-20 minutes.
• Remove the nuts from the pan as soon as they start to look done.
• Pour them onto a plate to cool.

MESCLUN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together oil and vinegar; season to taste. Toss greens with dressing and serve.

MESCLUN SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain salad leaves.
• Finely slice red capsicum.
• Shaved carrot.
• Chop spring onion.
• Cut tomatoes into wedges.
• Toss all ingredients with the salad leaves in a bowl.

APPLE, ENDIVE, AND STILTON SALAD

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette:
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegars, mustard, and sugar. Add oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk vinaigrette until emulsified. Stir in shallot, salt and black pepper.
• In a small saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and add walnuts and sugar. Cook walnuts, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes, and transfer to a bowl.
• Cut endives lengthwise into julienne strips. Halve and core apples and cut into julienne strips.
• In a large bowl combine endives, apples, walnuts, Stilton, tarragon, and vinaigrette, tossing gently, and season with salt and white pepper.

MESCLUN SALAD WITH ROASTED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Using a long fork, hold the pepper over an open flame and turn it slowly to char the skin all over. This can also be done under a broiler or on a grill. Put the charred pepper in a pastic or paper bag and seal the bag for five minutes. Remove the pepper from the bag and scrape off all the charred skin. Remove the core, seeds and ribs from the inside of the pepper and cut the pepper in strips. Toss in a dish with two tablespoons of the oil.
• Beat the remaining oil with the vinegar and cheese. Season with pepper.
• Put the mesclun in a salad bowl and toss with the peppers and the cheese dressing. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

MESCLUN SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry mesclun.
• Whisk the lemon juice, vinegar and oil and mix with greens.

GREEN APPLE, GRAPE AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH STILTON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Toss together salad ingredients green apple, grapes, and arugula with Stilton Vinaigrette, adding dressing gradually to achieve desired degree of coating. Pile high on service plate or in large salad bowl. Garnish with chopped pecans and Stilton sprinkled across top of salad. For the Stilton Vinaigrette: In small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, cayenne, and sugar. Gradually whisk in oil. Mix in Stilton. Place in clean container, label, date and store refrigerated. Makes 3½ cups.