Day 21 of 364 - Wed 8/24: A little bit of MN

Word of the day:     Appel      (Apple)

Today I made a salad that I had never made, but have had on a few different occasions at Cafe Lurcat in Minneapolis. Fingers crossed that it would turn out similar!!   Steve gave it two-thumbs up and said, "Add it to the menu."  Woo Hoo... Winner!  Yum!

Give it a try and let me know what you think...

Apple, Cheese and Chive Salad

Ingredients:

5 oz. Manchego Cheese, cut in matchsticks (or chunks if you don't have the patience or time.)
5 large apples (any red should be fine, but made mine with Gala apples), skin on, cut in matchsticks (or chunks if you don't have the patience or time.)

3 Tbsp. chives, chopped

6 Tbsp. olive oil
1/3 cup minced shallots
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tsp. grated lemon zest  (i left out bc i didn't have any)

salt & pepper to taste

(or eyeball all measurements as I did.) 

Directions:

Mix manchego, apples and chives in bowl.


For dressing put all ingredients in food processor and blend (or mix on your own, like I did.)

Pour dressing over ingredients in bowl and gently toss. This is best if you allow the salad to sit in fridge for a while to let the flavors set. 

Enjoy!

Till next time...
Sarah