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Bitter Green Salad with Walnut Blue Cheese Dressing - Longevity P - Full Size-5

Bitter Green Salad with Walnut Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients
  

For the Dressing
  • ¼ cup crumbled aged blue cheese preferably French or Italian
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup toasted walnuts
  • Juice of ½ lemon
For the Salad
  • 2 cups shredded kale
  • 1 cup shredded or chopped endive or radicchio
  • ¼ cup minced fresh dill optional
  • ¼ cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1 avocado cut into chunks
  • ¼ cup unsweetened dried cranberries

Method
 

Make the dressing.
  1. Combine the blue cheese, red wine vinegar, olive oil, toasted walnuts, and lemon juice in a blender or food processor fitted with an S-blade. Pulse until smooth, thinning with a little water as needed until the dressing reaches the consistency of ranch or classic blue cheese dressing.
Prepare the greens.
  1. In a large bowl, combine the shredded kale, endive or radicchio, dill (if using), and parsley.
Dress the salad.
  1. Add half of the dressing to the greens and toss well until everything is evenly coated.
Finish and serve.
  1. Top the salad with the avocado chunks and dried cranberries. Serve immediately with the remaining dressing on the side.