Performance Food Group

Apple Walnut Stilton Salad with Honey Calvados Dressing

 

Servings: 1

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR APPLE WALNUT STILTON SALAD

1-1/2 cups Baby Mixed Greens

1/4 cup Stilton Cheese (Blue Cheese may be substituted)

1/4 cup Walnuts (chopped)

1/4 Apple (quartered, cored, fanned)

2 oz. Honey Calvados Dressing

1 Lemon (juiced)

1 cup Water

 

 

INGREDIENTS FOR HONEY CALVADOS DRESSING

Serves 16 (2 ounce portions)

1 cup West Creek Honey

1/4 cup West Creek Red Wine Vinegar

1/4 cup Piancone Balsamic Vinegar

3 tbsp. Parsley (chopped)

5 cloves Garlic (chopped)

4 cups Salad Oil

1-2 tbsp. Calvados Brandy (French Apple Brandy)

2 West Creek Egg Yolks

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. Ground Black Pepper

 

Instructions

DIRECTIONS FOR APPLE WALNUT STILTON SALAD

In a small mixing bowl place water and lemon juice. Quarter, core and fan slice apple and immediately place in acidulation bath. Place Baby Mixed Greens in a separate mixing bowl. Add dressing, toss well and place in the center of a plate. Crumble Stilton Cheese over top of salad followed by a sprinkle of walnuts. Fan apple on plate edge and serve.

 

DIRECTIONS FOR HONEY CALVADOS DRESSING

Place egg yolks and garlic in a blender, puree for 1 minute. Turn off blender place all other products except oil and turn blender back on puree for 1 minute. Remove top from blender while it is running slowly drizzle the oil in until it is all gone. Refrigerate until needed.

 

Note: Must be prepared in robocoup.

 

Source: Chef Lonnie Varisco, Performance Foodservice–Caro/ROMA