Mixed Apple Salad W/ Goat Cheese, Bitter Greens In Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

• Apple Salad & Goat Cheese Toasts
• 4 Different apples
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
• 4 cups washed & dried Mixed bitter greens, endive friss, lolla rosso, radicchio
• 8 small angled slices good french bread
• 1 tablespoon or so Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• 4 ounces or so best creamy goat cheese
• 1 tablespoon finely minced chives
• 1/4 cup Toasted Hazelnuts
• Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
• 1 tablespoon Dark Honey (Buckwheat)
• 1/2 cup Walnut Oil
• 3 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Poppy Seeds
• 1 tablespoon Finely minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grainy mustard
• salt & pepper

1. Core apples and slice into thick matchsticks, toss with lemon juice to prevent browning
2. Toss baguettes slices with olive oil & salt & pepper, brown on cookies sheet in oven til lightly toasted
3. Smear goat cheese on toasts and set in warm oven right before serving
4. Toss apples & hazelnuts with small amount of dressing
5. Toss greens with remaining dressing
6. Pile Greens on plate, add apples/nut mix on top, arrange goat cheese toasts over top sprinkle with minced chives
7. Whisk together mustard, shallots, honey, vinegar & lemon juice
8. Drizzle walnut oil in slowly, till emulsified
9. Taste, season with salt & pepper
10. Whisk in poppy seeds

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/8685-mixed-apple-salad-w-goat-cheese-bitter-greens-in-poppy-seed-vinaigrette (may not work)