Cherry Cheese Salad
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup mild red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 quarts mixed salad greens, rinsed & crisped, in bite-size pieces or 3 quarts mesclun
- 1 quart radicchio, rinsed and crisped, in bite-size pieces
- 1 lb dark sweet cherry, pitted
- 3 tablespoons merlot
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (a fruity variety)
- 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons honey
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3⁄4 cup blue cheese, packed, coarsely crumbled (1/4 lb.)
- salt & pepper
directions
- In a small bowl, combine onion with 2 cups water and lemon juice; chill 15 to 30 minutes. Drain well.
- To make dressing, whisk together Merlot, fruity extra-virgin olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard.
- In a large boil, combine onion, salad greens, radicchio, cherries, and dressing; mix lightly.
- Sprinkle salad with cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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I served this recipe, Cherry Cheese Salad at our community dinner for 60 people. It was a hit. It is a wonderful, refreshing salad. It seems to come alive in your mouth when all the flavors hit the taste buds. Great recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
teapotter
Canada
I love food and cooking and find that I all too often don't have as much time to spend in the kitchen as I'd like. I long for a new updated kitchen with a functional pantry that will allow me to actually spend productive time in the kitchen rather than spend it forever rooting around in cupboards to find some lost important ingredient. I love to surf the 'net to look for new recipes and food ideas and lunch hours at my day job (crop diagnostician) are often used for just that. Other than kitchen stuff my hobbies are gardening, quilting and reading.
