Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2007

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All-Star Holiday Dishes

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (21)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(21)

Prep Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
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Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

Pomegranate Vinaigrette:

1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey, or more to taste
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Salad:

6 apples (Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji) any or a combination of all, skin left on, core removed and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 cups baby spinach
2 heads endive, thinly sliced
1 cup toasted coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled (recommended: Maytag, Danish, Cabrales)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

For the vinaigrette:

Directions

Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, honey and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.

For the salad:

Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat, season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Jillian Penfield, NY 01-27-2010
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Best Salad. Hands Down.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

YUM! This salad has anything and everything you could want. Crunch, sweetness, tanginess. Sooooo goood! It was the first... time I went to the Mediterranian section at the grocery store. The flavors combine beautifully!!!Read more
recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Jenna Aurora, CO 12-22-2009
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WOW! Great tangy flavors!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this salad for Thanksgiving and am making it again for Christmas - it is probably the best salad I have ever had! I... found pomegranate molasses at a middle-eastern market. The flavors are bold and tangy with a slight undertone of sweet. Just perfect! The only change I made was to use pecans instead of walnuts because that's what I had on hand. So great and I plan on making this lots in the future! Read more
recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Dawn Kingwood, TX 12-21-2009
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Y.U.M.M.Y
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This salad is delicious. My family asked for it several days in a row. I didn't use as much oil as called for - just kind... of taste tested the dressing - still yummy. I used the pomegranate molasses recipe from Alton Brown, which was very easy to do and didn't take too long. Read more
recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Lynn Garson, ON 12-18-2009
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The Salad was the star of my Christmas Luncheon
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this salad for my annual Christmas luncheon for the girls I used to work with. Each year I try to find something new... to give them and this salad was a hit big time. I had to make the pomegranate molasses because my grocery store did not carry it but it was well worth it. I am not a blue cheese fan so I purchased the Danish mild and it was good. I mixed up the apples using granny smith, honey crisp and royal gala. I was also presently surprised at how tasty the roasted walnuts were. Bobby Flay you rock!.Read more
recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
CAROLINE Montreal, QC 11-20-2009
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Tasty!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

If Pomegranite Molasses wasn't so hard to find I would of given this vinaigrette recipe 5 star. It was really tasty, but I... had to make my own pomegranite juice in order to make pomegranite molasses. I'm not sure this vinaigrette is worth all the work, but it is good. If I ever find the molasse in the store then I'll for sure make this recipe again, otherwise I don't think I will.Read more
recipe Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Anna Valley Village, CA 09-21-2009
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Perfect for Rosh Hashanah!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This fabulous salad hits all the traditional notes for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah: apples, honey, pomegranates,... candied nuts, spinach - with a more sophisticated taste. I used a mix of fresh-picked apples, made the pomegranate molasses according to Alton's amazing recipe, used honey-glazed pecans I found in the grocery store, but omitted the blue cheese. A very tasty first course for a holiday dinner!Read more