Recipe for Fall Garden Salad with Apples and Walnuts
Servings: 0 Serves 2
Ingredients
For the salad:
- *2 loosely packed cups of lettuce torn into bite sized pieces (I used homegrown green leaf lettuce)
- *1 loosely packed cup of shredded kale I used Tuscan kale
- *1 loosely packed cup of sorrel I used homegrown; if you can't find sorrel, use additional lettuce or kale
- *1/2 cup chopped apple or more to taste (I used a local Golden Delicious apple)...you could also slice the apple for a very pretty presentation
- *cubed flesh from 1/2 ripe avocado
- *1/4 cup chopped walnuts or more to taste
- *2 tablespoons crumbled Bleu or Gorgonzola cheese this salad is also delicious with goat cheese, or more to taste
- *Freshly ground black pepper
For the dressing:
- *1 tablespoon toasted walnut oil or use olive oil
- *1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- *1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Toss greens together in a medium bowl.
- 2. In a smaller bowl, mix the dressing ingredients and pour over the greens. Using very clean hands, massage the dressing into the greens. This will help to tenderize them a bit.
- 3. Add the rest of the ingredients to the greens, toss gently, then sprinkle with cheese and freshly ground black pepper before serving.