Green Apple And Celery Salad With Walnut And Mustard Vinaigrette Recipes

Steps:

• Toast walnuts in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. (Be careful not to burn.) Transfer nuts to a sieve and cool, then rub off and discard bitter skins.
• Place sliced celery, fennel, sunchoke, and apple in a bowl of cold water. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice and refrigerate.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining lemon juice, mustard, garlic, honey, and salt. Whisk in oil and season with pepper.
• Drain chilled celery, fennel, and sunchokes and dry in a salad spinner or blot with a paper towel. Combine celery, fennel, sunchokes, celery leaves, walnuts, and apples. Toss with dressing before serving. Garnish with fennel fronds.

Steps:

• Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• Trim celery leaves and chop enough to measure 1 cup. Thinly slice stalks on deep diagonal. Place celery pieces in bowl of cold water. (Vinaigrette, celery leaves, and celery pieces can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.).
• Drain celery; pat dry with paper towels. Combine celery, celery leaves, apples, and walnuts in large bowl. Add vinaigrette and toss to coat. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Beat mustard, syrup, vinegar and oil with wire whisk until well blended; set aside.
• Mix fruit and celery in large bowl. Add mustard mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Divide salad greens evenly among six salad plates. Top with fruit mixture, cheese and walnuts.