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Apple and Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese and Hazelnuts

by Greg Patent

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Salads are the ideal place to showcase apple varieties that are best enjoyed raw. Here, piquant blue cheese, toasty nuts, and slightly bitter escarole are delicious counterpoints to sweet, juicy apples. Though you could use peeled apples, their colorful skin makes them pop visually. Serves 6

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2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
1 Tbs. minced shallot
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
2 oz. whole shelled hazelnuts (about 1/2 cup), toasted and skinned
1 lb. (about 2 large) sweet apples best enjoyed raw (such as Fujis or Galas), quartered, cored, and sliced into thin wedges
1 lb. escarole, torn or cut into bite-size pieces (about 6 cups)
3 oz. blue cheese, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced length-wise (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, shallot, mustard, and 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper. Whisk in the oil in a slow and steady stream until incorporated.

Put the nuts in a zip-top bag, force out the air, seal the bag, and break the nuts with a meat pounder or a heavy skillet into uneven pieces.

In a large bowl, toss the apples with 1 Tbs. of the dressing. Add the escarole, cheese, onion, parsley, and hazelnuts. Toss with the remaining dressing and serve.

nutrition information (per serving):
Calories (kcal): 290; Fat (g): 24; Fat Calories (kcal): 210; Saturated Fat (g): 5; Protein (g): 6; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 15; Carbohydrates (g): 16; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 2.5; Sodium (mg): 3305; Cholesterol (mg): 10;

photo: Scott Phillips

From Fine Cooking 119 , pp. 48-53

August 30, 2012

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by Bquart, 11/11/2012I made this for a party and it was a big hit. Excellent flavor combinations.

by Pielove, 9/16/2012Apples and blue cheese, with the lightly mustardy dressing and crisp greens, make a great combination. This simple salad is also very robust to substitutions-- I added some fresh tarragon, which was excellent, and used pecans instead of hazelnuts.

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