Watercress, Walnut, and Roquefort Salad

• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon walnut oil*
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil*
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves or a pinch dried tarragon, crumbled
• 1 Belgian endive
• 2 bunches watercress (about 6 cups packed)
• 2 ounces Roquefort, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
• *available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In baking pan toast nuts in oven until golden and fragrant, about 10 minutes.
3. In a small bowl stir together caramelized-walnuts ingredients and in a small nonstick skillet cook over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar caramelizes and coats nuts.
4. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool.
5. Break walnuts apart.
6. Mince and mash garlic to a paste with salt and in a bowl whisk with mustard and lemon juice.
7. Add oils in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified and whisk in tarragon and salt and pepper to taste.
8. Trim endive and cut into julienne strips.
9. Discard coarse stems from watercress and toss with endive and dressing.
10. Top salad with Roquefort and walnuts.

walnuts, sugar, salt, walnut oil, garlic, salt, mustard, lemon juice, walnut oil, extravirgin olive oil, tarragon, endive, bunches, some supermarkets

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/watercress-walnut-and-roquefort-salad-15531 (may not work)