Salad Of Romaine, Apples, Walnuts And Stilton Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup walnut pieces
• 1 head romaine lettuce, rinsed and torn into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 bunch watercress, stems trimmed,rinsed
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 large red apple, cored
• 1/2 large granny smith apple, cored
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup crumbled stilton cheese, about (a good quality blue cheese may be substituted)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350f (175c).
• 2 toast walnuts for 10 minutes and cool to room temperature.
• 3 combine romaine and watercress in a large bowl.
• 4 whisk oil, vinegar and salt and pepper in a small bowl until blended.
• 5 slice each apple half into 12 thin wedges; brush lightly with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
• 6 when ready to serve: toss salad greens with dressing to coat.
• 7 arrange greens on 4 salad plates, arrange 6 apple wedges, alternating red and green skins, around the rim of each plate.
• 8 sprinkle cheese evenly over salads; sprinkle walnuts evenly over cheese.
• 9 serve immediately.