Seattle's Pike Place Market Salad
photo by diner524
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Walnuts
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts
- cooking spray
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Dressing
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
- 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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Salad
- 8 cups herb mixed salad greens (see note in Intro)
- 2 cups blackberries, and (I used boysenberries) or pitted sweet cherries (I used boysenberries)
- 1⁄4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
directions
- To prepare nuts, place sugar in a small skillet over medium heat; cook 90 seconds or until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed so sugar dissolves evenly and doesn't burn. Reduce heat; stir in walnuts. Cook over low heat 30 seconds or until golden. Spread mixture onto foil coated with cooking spray. Cool completely; break into small pieces. (This step can be done up to a day in advance and stored in an air-tight container.)
- To prepare dressing, place cider in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 5 minutes). Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl; add to pan. Bring cider mixture to a boil, stirring constantly; cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Stir in shallots, vinegar, salt, and pepper; let cool. (This step can be done up to a day in advance and stored in refrigerator.).
- To prepare salad, place salad mix in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently to coat. Divide evenly among 4 plates; top with berries, cheese, and sugared walnuts. Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Just loved this salad!!! This is going into my favorites for 2014. I did make a few changes based on my taste and fresh produce available at this time. I made 1/2 of the dressing and subbed apple juice for the cider and just loved this dressing and was thrilled there was no oil. Strawberries are in season/on sale here in FL (Strawberry Festival is the end of this month), so I opted to use those for the berries. I hate blue cheese, so I used a Monterey Jack cheese and I am not a fan of walnuts, so used almonds. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It will be a repeat often!! Made for your win of the Superbowl Football Pool, congrats!!!
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Just loved this salad!!! This is going into my favorites for 2014. I did make a few changes based on my taste and fresh produce available at this time. I made 1/2 of the dressing and subbed apple juice for the cider and just loved this dressing and was thrilled there was no oil. Strawberries are in season/on sale here in FL (Strawberry Festival is the end of this month), so I opted to use those for the berries. I hate blue cheese, so I used a Monterey Jack cheese and I am not a fan of walnuts, so used almonds. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It will be a repeat often!! Made for your win of the Superbowl Football Pool, congrats!!!
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