A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans

Recipe courtesy Bob Blumer

Show: The Surreal GourmetEpisode: Fish Shtick

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(7)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup pecan halves
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 large (uncooked) beet, peeled and coarsely grated
1 Fuji apple (or any other hard apple), peeled, cored and coarsely grated
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and coarsely grated
1/2 cup fresh mint, stems discarded, coarsely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
4 ounces Stilton, or other blue cheese, crumbled

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Pour maple syrup into a small bowl. Toss nuts in syrup, remove with a slotted spoon, and bake on aluminum foil or a cookie sheet for approximately 10 minutes, or until nuts are roasted and syrup solidifies around nuts.

In a large bowl, add beet, apple, fennel, mint, salt and pepper. Toss. Add oil and vinegar, stilton and nuts. Toss and serve immediately.

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recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
Margit Chicago, IL 12-26-2008
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Phenomenal taste, phenomenally easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this salad for our Christmas celebration and we were not disappointed. I only wish I had a picture of the dish, to see... what the salad was supposed to look like. I used my food processor to finely chop the vegetables, as I didn't have a grater. Is it supposed to be a slaw? In any event, it was delicious and the bright red from the beets and the green from the mint made a beautiful presentation. I will be making this again!Read more
recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
DOROTHY Richmond, VA 11-28-2007
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different and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was a snap to make using the grating disc in my food processor. The beets give the salad a beautiful red color. It would... be a great salad for a Christmas dinner, served on a bed of dark green leaf lettuce, mache or baby spinach.Read more
recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
Randall Muskegon, MI 12-20-2006
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Holiday Heaven
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish is a feast for the senses. All of them!
recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
Stacey Franklin Park, NJ 10-16-2005
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wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I decided to make this because I had some beets I needed to use, so I didn't have any stilton or fennel on hand, and it was... still absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to try the recipe with all the ingredients. It has become one of my favorite salads!Read more
recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
Sandra Nashville, TN 07-02-2005
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Amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a most extraordinaryly wonderful taste! Be sure to use the mint; I used Blue Cheese instead of Stilton the second... time I made it, and liked it that way as well.Read more
recipe A Yummy Winter Salad of Beets, Fennel, and Apples, with Stilton and Maple-Candied Pecans
NATASHA Sacramento, CA 03-02-2005
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Yummy beets
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The combination in this salad is absolutely stunning. I served it at a dinner party, where it was a huge success. I love it... so much, that I could eat it on its own without any accompaniment. My husband is a beet hater, but adores this dish. The combination may look odd, but it truly is delicious.Read more