Stilton and Walnut Salad
ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 4 bunches watercress
- 1 whole Belgian Endive
- 1 cup Stilton blue cheese
- ½ cup toasted walnut pieces
- 4 oz Balsamic Dressing (Recipe follows)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 24 seedless red grapes cut in half
Balsamic Dressing Ingredients
- 1 cup Stonewall Kitchen Aged Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 cup Stonewall Kitchen Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 shallot, roughly chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
Salad
- Clean watercress by cutting stems off just below the rubber band.
- Cut away the bottom part of endive near the stem.
- Break into individual leaves (you will need 18 leaves.)
- In a large mixing bowl add all the ingredients except for the cheese and grapes and toss well.
- On chilled salad plates add three endive leaves forming a pinwheel.
- Divide the rest of the salad equally among the plates.
- Garnish with grapes and Stilton blue cheese.
Balsamic Dressing
- In a blender mix all ingredients until incorporated. (Makes about 1 pint)