Recipe

November 27, 2011

Chopped Apple Salad Recipe

Recipe:

Salad

Step 1: Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts, and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Step 1: Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. The dressing can be made 2 days in advance and stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.

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Reprinted with permission from Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain (2011 Clarkson Potter).

Ingredients

4 apples such as Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji, cored and cut into 1/2″ dice
2 oz. baby spinach
2 large heads of Belgian endive, thinly sliced crosswise
1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
1/2 lb. blue cheese, crumbled (2 cups)
Pomegranate Vinaigrette (see below)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pomegranate Vinaigrette
3 tbsp pomegranate molasses
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 heaping tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey, or more to taste
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Yield:

Salad

Step 1: Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts, and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Step 1: Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. The dressing can be made 2 days in advance and stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.

See more recipes from Bobby Flay.

Reprinted with permission from Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain (2011 Clarkson Potter).

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Photographer:

Ben Fink