Sauteed apple salad with Roqufort and Walnuts
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Course : Salads
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  cup           Sherry or Red Wine Vinegar
   1      tablespoon    Fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
     1/2  cup           & 1 Tbl   Olive Oil
   8      cups          Mixed baby greens
   4      large         apples, golden delicious
                        peeled,cored and cut into 12 sliced.
   1      tablespoon    sugar
   1      cup           Roquefort cheese -- crumbled
     1/2  cup           walnuts -- chopped & toasted
                        (Toast on cookie sheet 5 min in 350*oven)
 

Preparation:

Combine vinegar and thyme, gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil in skillet over medium heat, add apples and sugar and saute until apples are tenbder about 8 min. Increase heat to high and saute until golden brown about 5 minutes longer. Divide salad greens among eight plates, arrange six apple slices on greens sprinkle with walnuts and Roquefort cheese and drizzle with dressing on top just before serving. Everything can be prepared in advance and can be taken to the dinner home in separte containers and arranged just before serving to avoid wilting.