"Christmas Salad"
Recipe
Spinach, Raspberries,
Gorgonzola and Walnuts
Favorite Restaurant Salad Recipe
I call this a Christmas
Salad because of the colors and simplicity of preparing a really wonderful
treat on a special day, especially when you may be short on time.
I think tender baby spinach is one of the best salad greens
of all. Buy it prewashed and ready-to-use to save a lot of your time (it's
worth it).
The Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe (below) married with
Gorgonzola cheese combine perfectly, enhancing one another and the spinach and
walnuts, creating a simple - but delicious - salad.
I also think this particular salad, although great with many
entrees, is a perfect match with a steak, especially filet mignon or a Roast Tenderloin of Beef.
Restaurant Christmas Salad
Favorite Restaurant Salad Recipe
Preparation time: 5 minutes. Serves 10 - 12
Ingredients:
- 2 nine ounce packages of cleaned, ready-to-use
baby spinach
- 1-2 cups of fresh raspberries or strawberries and blueberries (optional) (to taste)
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts (or pecans or almonds)
- Gorgonzola cheese, crumbles (to taste - or a
stronger Bleu cheese if you'd like) or Feta
- Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing (your favorite from
the supermarket or use the recipe below)
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the baby spinach,
Gorgonzola cheese and chopped nuts
- Add the dressing to your taste and toss to coat
all the spinach (use your hands with latex gloves on)
- Plate the salads, adding the cheese and nuts that
remain in the bottom of the bowl
- Top each salad with some raspberries
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Salad Dressing Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup light extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
- Sugar (start with 2 teaspoons - taste - then
adjust gradually)
- Salt (to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
- Combine the oil and vinegar in a jar or bowl
- Add the sugar, salt and pepper to taste and shake
or stir to combine
- Add to the spinach salad mixture sparingly, adjust
for taste after tossing
Enjoy your salad and the company of those you share it with! - Donna