Hunter Salad
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 1 red apple
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 bunches watercress
- 4 small heads Belgian endive
- 1/4 pound crumbly chevre
- Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Spread the pecans in a single layer on a small baking sheet and roast until crisp, about five minutes.
- Transfer to a small bowl to cool, then chop coarsely.
- Peel and core the apple, then either slice thinly or dice coarsely.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice and set aside.
- Remove any tough stems from the watercress.
- Wash the tender leaves, drain well and dry thoroughly.
- Discard any brown outer leaves from the endive and rinse the remainder.
- Separate the leaves and dry them.
- Arrange the leaves in a spoke pattern on each of four to six large serving plates.
- Top with a good handful of watercress.
- Arrange some of the apple pieces on top, then sprinkle with the toasted pecans.
- Crumble chevre evenly over each salad.
pecan halves, red apple, lemon, bunches, endive, crumbly chevre
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1390 (may not work)