Recipes
- Salad of Boston Lettuce, Blue Cheese, Apples & Walnuts
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This salad bears a subtle resemblance to a traditional Waldorf salad but is much more sophisticated in looks and taste. Perfect as a main course for lactose-eating vegetarians.
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- Servings: 6-8
- Prep Time: 0 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
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- Vegetarian Quick
- Ingredients
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3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp minced shallots
1 tsp finely chopped fresh tarragon (or 1/4 tsp dried)
1/4 tsp each: salt, freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 heads Boston lettuce
2 green-skinned apples such as Crispin or Granny Smith
4 oz blue cheese
2/3 cups California walnut pieces, lightly toasted
- Directions
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- In a medium-size bowl, whisk lemon juice with honey, mustard, shallots, tarragon, salt and pepper. While whisking, slowly drizzle in oil. Set dressing aside. Separate leaves of lettuce. Wash well and pat or spin dry. Arrange leaves on a platter or individual salad plates.
- Leaving skin on, thinly slice apples; arrange apples over lettuce. Crumble cheese over salad and sprinkle with walnuts. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 220
- Total Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
- Sodium: 276 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 10 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
