Apple and Blue Cheese Salad
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This is our favorite salad . . . sometimes we just make a meal out of it! Note: I've found that the romaine is best (very crisp) if it's soaked in ice water for approximately 30 minutes, then spin dry. I use my Recipe #175543 however a good quality bottled blue cheese dressing can be substituted
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- 10mins
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ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 1 granny smith apple, diced (or similar)
- 1⁄4 cup green onion, sliced
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
- 1⁄4 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
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Dressing
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream or 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 -4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled into small pieces
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1 dash louisiana hot sauce (to taste) or 1 dash ground cayenne pepper (to taste)
directions
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DRESSING:
- (See Recipe #175543).
- In a small mixing bowl, beat together the oil and mayonnaise until completely blended.
- Add the lime juice and beat some more.
- Add vinegar and beat again.
- Stir in sour cream, blue cheese, salt and hot sauce.
- Serve over your favorite salad.
- Will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.
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SALAD:
- In a large salad bowl mix together the lettuce, apples, onions and craisins.
- Toss with salad dressing.
- Serve on chilled plates, topped with almonds and blue cheese crumbles.
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"This is our favorite salad . . . sometimes we just make a meal out of it!
Note: I've found that the romaine is best (very crisp) if it's soaked in ice water for approximately 30 minutes, then spin dry. I use my Recipe #175543 however a good quality bottled blue cheese dressing can be substituted"
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DELICIOUS!!! What a great recipe-so versatile, too. I've made it twice now-the 1st was exactly as written and the 2nd I used baby spinach, red delicious apple, added grated carrot and diced avocado and used candied pecans instead of almonds. The dressing is wonderful-I made w/ evoo, lemons, low fat yogurt, and cayenne. DH requested to keep this one as a regular! Thank you so much for a great recipe!!!
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DELICIOUS!!! What a great recipe-so versatile, too. I've made it twice now-the 1st was exactly as written and the 2nd I used baby spinach, red delicious apple, added grated carrot and diced avocado and used candied pecans instead of almonds. The dressing is wonderful-I made w/ evoo, lemons, low fat yogurt, and cayenne. DH requested to keep this one as a regular! Thank you so much for a great recipe!!!
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MADE FOR ZWT4. Never one for lowfat anything, I made the dressing with sour cream. I used a local blue cheese called "Blue Rock", which is very nice indeed, white with blue veins, and not too salty. I used cider vinegar instead of red wine vinegar (for the lighter colour). Added some superfine sugar as we prefer a not-too-acidic dressing. I could not get romaine (Called Cos in South Africa), but used a mixed bag of different types lettuces. Also, those cranberries ... I've seen them here, but never actually bought them! So I used seedless raisins instead. My DH was pleased -- he can live on salads! -- because this one was different from my usual lettuce-tomato-cuke-onion salad!!! Nice tastes -- blue cheese goes so well with apple! Thanks!
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MADE FOR ZWT4. Never one for lowfat anything, I made the dressing with sour cream. I used a local blue cheese called "Blue Rock", which is very nice indeed, white with blue veins, and not too salty. I used cider vinegar instead of red wine vinegar (for the lighter colour). Added some superfine sugar as we prefer a not-too-acidic dressing. I could not get romaine (Called Cos in South Africa), but used a mixed bag of different types lettuces. Also, those cranberries ... I've seen them here, but never actually bought them! So I used seedless raisins instead. My DH was pleased -- he can live on salads! -- because this one was different from my usual lettuce-tomato-cuke-onion salad!!! Nice tastes -- blue cheese goes so well with apple! Thanks!
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