Salad of Mixed Greens With Grilled Peaches and Cabrales Cheese
- 12 cup walnuts
- 4 firm ripe freestone peaches, halved and pitted
- 2 12 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 ounces arugula, large stems discarded
- 4 cups frisee (or spring green mix)
- 1 cup cabrales cheese, crumbled (Cabrales is a mild Spanish blue cheese, if you can't find it, use any mild blue cheese, Gorgonzola i)
- Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
- Place walnuts in a pie plate and toast in oven for 7 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
- Transfer the walnuts to a plate to cool.
- When cool, coarsely chop the walnuts.
- Toss the peaches with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill the peaches over a medium-high fire until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side.
- Transfer the peaches to a work surface and cut each peach half in half.
- Mix the vinegar with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the arugula and frisee and toss well.
- Transfer the salad to a platter and scatter the Cabrales and toasted walnuts on top.
- Arrange the peaches around the salad and serve.
walnuts, firm ripe freestone peaches, extra virgin olive oil, salt, sherry wine vinegar, arugula, cabrales cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/salad-of-mixed-greens-with-grilled-peaches-and-cabrales-cheese-131424 (may not work)