Fruit to Nuts Salad

Okay so here's a favorite salad of mine:

• 1.5-2 large heads of red leaf lettuce
• one large or two smaller Granny Smith apples
• half pound of walnut halves
• two tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup rose water
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 4 tbsp crumbled gorgonzola cheese
• balsamic vinegar and rose water to taste

1. Wash and cut the lettuce into 1" wide strips, or tear to your preferred format, place in a large salad bowl.
2. Chop the apple into bite-size chunks and add to salad bowl.
3. Heat canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. When it's hot, add walnuts.
4. Simmer walnuts for about 30 seconds, then sprinkle on brown sugar and then 1/4 cupe rose water. Stir frequently.
5. Stir walnuts until they get a nice coating of sugar-- maybe 2 minutes. Do not allow them to burn.
6. Remove walnuts from heat and allow to cool in a bowl for 5-10 minutes.
7. Add 1/2 walnuts to salad bowl and toss salad.
8. Sprinkle remaining walnuts and gorgonzola on top of salad.
9. Sprinkle balsamic vinegar and rose water on salad to taste. (Approx. 4 tbsp vinegar and 4 tbsp rose water)

This recipe serves six. Posted by todd on November 26, 2002 | TrackBack