Just Like Dewey's Candied Walnut and Grape Salad

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Perfect for special occasions, but simple enough to make every night. Has a lovely citrus basil vinaigrette that goes well with this salad as well as others. Taste's just like the salad they serve at Dewey's Pizza in Cincinnati, Ohio.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 5 cups baby romaine leaves or 5 cups mesclun
• 1/2 cup red seedless grapes, halved
• 3 1/2 ounces quality gorgonzola, crumbled
• 1/2 cup candied walnuts or 1/2 cup candied pecans, halves (may purchase or make Candied Walnuts)
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Place baby romaine leaves in a salad bowl and top with sliced grapes, candied nuts and crumbled gorgonzola (if making your own candied nuts do this step first so they have a moment to cool).
2. Whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, basil, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
3. Serve dressing with salad.

Reviews

[sweetcakes]

Love this Salad! The only thing I changed was instead of grapes I put dried Cranberries and will try the grapes next time for sure! I also added Grilled Chicken to make a meal of it. Thanks for posting!

[Lori Ann D]

Fabulous! I made this for Thanksgiving and everyone raved about it. I don't even like balsamic vinegar, yet somehow this sounded appealing and boy am I glad I gave it a try. I even sent my husband on a special trip to the store to get gorgonzola, but forgot to put it on the salad!! It was wonderful anyway! Will definitely be making this again. :)

[Newmsy]

"Loved it" I had to make one minor substitution; I didn't have any lemon juice so I used lime. This will most definitely be a salad I make from time to time (when I'm not trying other recipes off this site).