Los Angeles Ensalada Espanola (L. A. Chopped Spanish Salad)

"Chopped salads had their hey day in the era of the Brown Derby, with its famous Cobb Salad, but chopped salads are undergoing a resaissance. I had this salad at a local restaurant and have put together my version. It's not from Spain, but has some imported Spanish ingredients such as piquillo peppers (use roasted red peppers if not available) and Idiazabal cheese, a Spanish sheep's milk cheese (probably not in the computer so I've substituted mozarella). The charm of a chopped salad is that you get a bit of all the ingredients in each mouthful."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 250 F, roast the squash and beets in a small baking pan just until tender, about 12 minutes, allow to cool.
  • Increase oven temperature to 350 F and toast pistachios for 5 to 7 minutes until lightlt toasted, allow to cool.
  • in a large bowl, toss together the roasted tomatoes, butternut squash, beets, pistachios, fennel, celery, cucumber, currants, piquillo peppers, grated cheeses and mixed greens.
  • In a small bowl mix , whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, stir in raisins.
  • Drizzle dressing over the salad, sprinkle with a dash of salt and toss to combine.
  • Serve immediately.

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I live in a wooded hillside area of Los Angeles where it feels like being out in the country. I grew up in Rhode Island, and came to LA after graduating from URI. I recently retired from my job as an environmental specialist. So now I have time to collect internet recipes. My hobbies & interests are aquatics, shell collecting, my cats, feeding stray cats, home improvement projects and cooking. I love to travel and, years ago, lived in Mexico for several months. My favorite cookbooks are the ones written by Diana Kennedy; they are all great; and I have them all, some signed by her when I was enrolled in her cooking classes. I have a lot of cookbooks; some of my other fave authors and their books are: Madhur Jaffrey (especially World Vegetarian, World of East Vegetarian Cooking and A Taste of the Far East), Faye Levy, Martha Rose Shulman (especially Mediterranean Light, Provencal Light and Mexican Light) and Paula Wolfert.
 
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