Stilton and Walnut Salad

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Makes

4 Servings

Stilton and Walnut Salad

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Stilton and Walnut Salad

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Item No. 551010
Aged Balsamic Vinegar

Ingredients

    Salad:
  • 4 bunches watercress
  • 1 whole Belgian endive
  • 1 cup Stilton blue cheese
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces, toasted
  • 4 ounces Balsamic Dressing (Recipe follows)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 24 seedless red grapes, cut in half

  • Balsamic Dressing:
  • 1 cup Stonewall Kitchen Aged Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 cup Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 shallot, roughly chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Clean watercress by cutting stems off just below the rubber band.
  2. Cut away the bottom part of endive near the stem.
  3. Break into individual leaves (you will need 18 leaves.)
  4. In a large mixing bowl add all the salad ingredients except for the cheese and grapes and toss well.
  5. On chilled salad plates add three endive leaves forming a pinwheel.
  6. Divide the rest of the salad equally among the plates.
  7. Garnish with grapes and Stilton blue cheese.
  8. For the balsamic dressing, mix all ingredients in a blender until incorporated. (Makes about 1 pint.)