Basque Salad

Name: Basque Salad
Ingredients: Salad; 8 cups loose leaf lettuce (try a variety of lettuce including heirloom lettuce if possible); 2 medium tomatoes, sliced (heirloom tomatoes if available); 1/2 cup walnuts; 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled; 1 orange, peeled, seeded and sectioned (Blood orange or Valencia would be great!); 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered; Vinaigrette; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar; 1 tablespoon white sugar (decreased from 1/2 cup); 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon dried Mediterranean oregano (or 1 teaspoon fresh if you have it); 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Salad
8 cups loose leaf lettuce (try a variety of lettuce including heirloom lettuce if possible)
2 medium tomatoes, sliced (heirloom tomatoes if available)
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 orange, peeled, seeded and sectioned (Blood orange or Valencia would be great!)
2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
Vinaigrette
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
1 tablespoon white sugar (decreased from 1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon dried Mediterranean oregano (or 1 teaspoon fresh if you have it)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1

In a jar with a tight fitting lid combine olive oil, vinegar, sugar, Dijon mustard, oregano and pepper. Shake well.
2

Tear the lettuce and place on individual salad plates.
3

Add the tomato pieces, walnuts, and blue cheese.
4

Garnish with orange sections and egg quarters; drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette. Finish with a sprinkle of fresh cracked black pepper.