Mixed Greens with Walnuts and Roasted Onion Dressing
- 2 large onions (about 1 3/4 pounds), peeled, cut into 8 wedges
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons walnut oil or olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup canned chicken broth
- 6 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar
- 14 cups mixed greens (such as curly endive, romaine, Belgian endive and radicchio), torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts (about 4 ounces)
- 1/2 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Place 2 onions cut side down on baking sheet.
- Pour 2 tablespoons oil over.
- Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake onions 30 minutes; turn onions over and bake until brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes longer.
- Cool.
- Transfer onions to processor.
- Add remaining 1 cup oil, broth and vinegar and puree (mixture will be thick).
- Season with salt and pepper.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.)
- Combine greens, 1/2 cup walnuts and half of red onion in large bowl.
- Add enough dressing to coat greens; toss well.
- Sprinkle remaining walnuts and red onion over and serve.
onions, walnut oil, sugar, chicken broth, sherry wine vinegar, mixed greens, walnuts, red onion
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mixed-greens-with-walnuts-and-roasted-onion-dressing-1093 (may not work)