Mixed Green Salad With Sugared Walnuts Blackberries And Feta Recipes

MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH SUGARED WALNUTS, BLACKBERRIES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, orange juice, and salt. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Put salad greens, blackberries, feta, and walnuts into a bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and toss gently. Season with salt and pepper.

ORANGE, WALNUT, GORGONZOLA AND MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH FRESH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the walnuts in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl, toss the toasted walnuts, salad greens, oranges, and red onion.
• In a large jar with a lid, mix the olive oil, vegetable oil, orange juice, sugar, vinegar, mustard, oregano, and pepper. Seal jar, and shake to mix.
• Divide the salad greens mixture into individual servings. To serve, sprinkle with Gorgonzola cheese, and drizzle with the dressing mixture.

MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH SUGARED WALNUTS, BLACKBERRIES AND FETA

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, orange juice and salt. Add oil in a slow steady stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Put salad greens, blackberries, feta and walnuts into a bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and toss gently. Season with salt and pepper.
• Sugared Walnuts: Preheat oven to 350°F Combine sugar and salt in large bowl.
• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add walnuts and blanch for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately toss with sugar/salt mixture.
• Transfer walnuts to a rimmmed baking sheet, and bake , stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Sugared walnuts can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Make about 2 cups.

FESTIVE GREEN SALAD AND SUGARED NUTS

Steps:

• For the salad: Use bagged spring greens and sprinkle crumbled feta cheese, craisins and sugared nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts or cashews). You can also use honey roasted nuts, or smoked almonds.
• For the sugared nuts: Heat oven to 325.
• Combine sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
• Place egg white in a separate bowl and beat at high speed of electric beater till soft peeks form.
• Continue beating, adding sugar mixture gradually till stiff peaks form. Gently stir in nuts by hand.
• Line a 9x13 pan with heavy duty tin foil. Melt the butter in the oven in the foil lined pan.
• Spread the nut mixture evenly over the butter.
• Bake stirring about every 10 minutes till nuts are browned, and no butter remains (about 25 minutes)
• Cool completely; then store in airtight container.

GREEN SALAD WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. To serve, drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to combine. Top with raspberries.