Leafy Salad with Crisp Apple Slices and Parmesan Cheese Curls
"curly lettuce leaves to catch the dressing, crispy, crunchy apple slices, rich, salty parmesan cheese. This is a salad that ROCKS!"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Salad
- 1 small radicchio, leaves separated and torn into small pieces
- 2 heads Belgian endive, leaves separated and torn into small pieces
- 1 small frisee, tough stems removed and torn into small pieces
- 1 bunch rocket, torn into small pieces (or roka)
- 1 tart green apple, such as granny smith,peel left on,thinly sliced
- 1 sweet red apple, such as fuji,peel left on,thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup walnut halves, toasted
- 2 cups parmesan cheese, curls (or more)
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Dressing
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons cider vinegar or 2 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil or 1/2 cup walnut oil, plus
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or 1 tablespoon walnut oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Have previously washed your lettuces and spun dry, or put in a large, clean pillow case and swung over your head for a few seconds (this really works! The centrifugal force gets the water off the leaves and the pillow case absorbs it- don't let anyone see you doing this- they'll think you're insane).
- Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
- Combine the lettuces in a large bowl and toss well.
- Add the apples and nuts and drizzle with the dressing.
- Toss again.
- Using a vegetable peeler or sharp paring knife, shave curls off if a wedge of parmesan over the top (be generous!).
- Serve at once as the lettuce will start to wilt with time.
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Reviews
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This is a very nice salad. I used toasted almonds in place of walnuts. I loved the tartness of the salad dressing with the sweetness of the apples. Simple and lovely. Thank you evelyn! -
A wonderful combination of ingredients. I did cheat a bit, using a similar vinaigrette but otherwise made the salad as directed. Loved the parmesan curls.
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This is a very nice salad. I used toasted almonds in place of walnuts. I loved the tartness of the salad dressing with the sweetness of the apples. Simple and lovely. Thank you evelyn!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
