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Alex Hendrickson
by Alex Hendrickson
Alex is a Southern writer known for hunting down delicious stories and traveling the world with hunger. Her passions and interests lie in food, travel, interior design and inspiring people, and her dream is to eat a dozen oysters a day.

Fall Crunch Salad

October 6, 2017 by Alex Hendrickson

Fall Crunch Salad

Chef Tom Cook, Trattoria Il Mulino

When planning for the holidays, many forget about a salad. Vegetables sautéed, mashed and cooked in casseroles typically take center stage. This year, showcase fall flavors in the form of a salad with apple cider vinaigrette.

Fall Crunch Salad

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Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head Romaine hearts chopped
  • 1 head radichio chopped
  • 1 Granny Smith apple diced
  • 1 Bosc pear diced
  • 2 oz Craisins
  • 3 oz candied pecans
  • 2 oz bleu cheese crumbles
  • 2 oz toasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 celery stalk diced
  • 4 oz apple cider vinaigrette see recipe
  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 pinch kosher salt

Apple Cider Vinaigrette

  • 1 pt. apple cider
  • 2 oz. cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbsp. local honey
  • 1 tsp. minced shallots
  • 8 oz. blended olive oil/vegetable oil

Instructions
 

To make the apple cider vinaigrette

  • Place apple cider in a small sauce pan and reduce on medium heat to
  • oz. then place reduced cider in a blender with the cider vinegar, mustard, honey,
  • shallot and lemon juice.
  • Turn blender on medium speed and slowly drizzle oil in to emulsify.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.

To prepare the salad

  • Prepare sweet potato by finely shredding on a mandolin and place in cold water.
  • Preheat deep fryer to 300º
  • Fry shredded sweet potato until crispy golden brown, then let drain on paper towels and season with kosher salt and set aside.
  • Next, toss the chopped lettuces, diced apple, pear, Craisins, pecans, bleu cheese, celery and toasted pumpkin seeds in a salad bowl and dress with the apple cider vinaigrette.
  • Arrange in salad bowls and garnish with the fried sweet potato.
  • Enjoy!
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