Grated Carrot And Date Salad With Gorgonzola Dressing

• 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola, Maytag or other blue cheese
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 5 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds carrots
• 10 Medjool dates, pitted
• Arugula or young lettuce leaves for garnish

1. INSTRUCTIONS: Combine the cheese, olive oil, vinegar and pepper in a bowl, mashing and whisking the cheese to make a thick dressing.
2. Peel the carrots, then grate them on the large holes of hand-held grater to make 1 cup.
3. Chop the dates into pieces about the size of corn kernels.
4. Add the dressing to the carrots and the dates, and stir until they are well coated.
5. Transfer to a serving bowl or to individual salad plates and garnish with dandelion, arugula or lettuce.

crumbled gorgonzola, olive oil, vinegar, cracked black pepper, carrots, dates, arugula

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/grated-carrot-and-date-salad-with-gorgonzola-dressing-52890671 (may not work)