Blue Cheese, Grape, & Gem Lettuce Salad
Created by breezermom on July 18, 2017
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #26583
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup walnut oil
- 2 tablespoons tablespoons crème fraîche
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 pound gem lettuce (baby gem lettuces or Bibb lettuce, torn into large peices)
- Celery (1 bunch, inner stems and leaves only, stems thinly sliced and leaves left whole)
- 1 1/2 cups green grapes (halved)
- Flaky sea salt
- 3 ounces blue cheese (Danish Kornblomst, or Stilton blue cheese)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a small bowl, whisk the apple cider vinegar with the olive and walnut oils, crème fraîche, and Dijon until smooth and season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
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Step 2: In a small skillet, heat the walnuts, tossing occasionally, until toasted, about 6 minutes.
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Step 3: Arrange the lettuce on a large serving platter, followed by the celery stems and leaves, warm walnuts, and the grapes.
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Step 4: Drizzle the salad with the vinaigrette, season lightly with sea salt and pepper, and top with the blue cheese before serving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (111.2 g)
- Calories 296.3
- Total Fat - 29.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 6 mg
- Sodium - 89.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 1.3 g
- Protein - 5.9 g
- Calcium - 130.4 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg