Lamb'S Lettuce With Apple, Bacon And Blue
- 3 cups lamb's lettuce, cleaned and stemmed
- 1/2 cup fresh bacon lardons
- 2 apples, your favorite variety, cubed
- 1/2 cup crumbled creamy bleu cheese - Maytag Blue is a favorite
- 1/2 cup black walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries or tart cherries
- 1/2 cup fruity olive oil
- 1/2 cup light (clover, wildflower) honey
- 1/4 cup (scant) sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
- Salt & Pepper, to your liking
- Blanch the lardons for a minute or two, drain on paper towels. This will help them crisp up. Saute the lardons until crispy. Drain on paper towels.
- Mix up the oil, vinegar, honey and seeds in a jar. Shake it up.
- Make a fluffy bed of mache. Sprinkle the bacon, apple and cheese around. Top with walnuts and dried cranberries.
- Drizzle the dressing all over the salad.
- Dream of summer.
fresh bacon, apples, bleu cheese, black walnuts, cranberries, olive oil, light, sherry vinegar, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/8792-lamb-s-lettuce-with-apple-bacon-and-blue (may not work)