Spicy Blue Cheese Salad With Apples And Caramelized Pecans

Ingredients

  • Spicy Caramelized Pecans:
  • 1 1/2 C. peanut oil or vegetable oil
  • Water
  • 1 C. shelled pecan halves
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 C. confectioners' sugar
  • Spago House Dressing:
  • 3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
  • 1 small shallot, minced
  • 1/2 tsp. minced fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/2 C. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 C. walnut oil
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. white pepper
  • Salad:
  • 1 apple, chilled
  • 1 small lemon, juiced
  • 8 oz. baby spinach leaves, washed and thoroughly dried
  • 1 small head radicchio, trimmed and cut crosswise into narrow ribbons
  • 1/2 C. crumbled blue cheese
  • Salt
  • White pepper
  • About 1/2 C. of Spago house dressing (see separate recipe)
  • 1 C. Spiced Caramelized Pecans (see separate recipe)

Description

One Of My Favorite Recipes For Blue Cheese, Though, Is In A Salad With Spinach, Apples And Spicy Caramelized Pecans. I Love The Contrast Of The Sharp-tasting, Creamy, Salty Cheese With The Crispy, Sweet Fruit, The Astringent-tasting Spinach And The Earthy

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