Crisp Autumn Salad

Description

Recipe by Serene Choo, Stratford Chefs School

Serves 4-6

Printable Recipe

 

Ingredients

FOR VINAIGRETTE
1/3 Cup   Basil Flavoured Walnut Oil
1/4 Cup   Roasted Garlic Olive Oil
2 tsp   Dijon mustard
1 1/2 Tbsp   Raspberry Wine Vinegar
To taste   Salt and pepper
FOR SALAD
2 pinches   Herbs from Provence
1 whole   Garlic clove, sliced
1 whole   Tomato, ripe (or several cherry tomatoes, halved)
2 Tbsp   Roasted Garlic Olive Oil
4   Basil leaves, chiffonade (sliced into thin ribbons)
1/4 Cup   Pumpkin seeds, toasted and cooled
1 Tbsp   Hemp seeds, toasted and cooled
1 whole   Pear, ripe, sliced in 1/8″ slices
1/2 pound   Mixed salad greens

 

Instructions

Vinaigrette Directions:
· To make vinaigrette, combine Dijon mustard, Kitchen Connaisseur’s Raspberry Vinegar, whisk well.
· Slowly drizzle in Kitchen Connaisseur’s Walnut and Basil Oil and Roasted Garlic Olive Oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill until ready to use.
Salad Directions:
· Preheat oven to 300F.
· Slice tomato into ¼” slices, drizzle Kitchen Connaisseur’s Roasted Garlic Olive Oil, sprinkle Kitchen Connaisseur’s Herbs from Provence, garlic, and salt and pepper.
· Place in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until halved in volume. Cool and set aside.
· Slice roasted tomatoes into thick julienne (1/4”) pieces if using tomatoes.
· In a separate bowl, place salad greens and toss lightly with vinaigrette, toss in pumpkin and hemp seeds, some basil chiffonade, parmigiano-reggiano, roasted tomatoes, and pear slices.
· To serve, lightly drizzle vinaigrette on plate, add rest of basil chiffonade, place a mound of mixed greens mixture.

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