Cranberry Romaine Salad With Raspberry Vinairgrette Recipes

FALL SALAD WITH CRANBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine vinegar and cranberries. Cook over medium heat until cranberries soften. Remove from heat; add olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Place in blender and mix until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Core and julienne one pear, core and dice the other.
• In a large bowl, combine the Romaine lettuce, endive, diced pears, walnuts and Gorgonzola. Toss and drizzle with enough dressing to coat.
• Divide among salad plates and garnish with julienned pear. Top with any additional walnuts as well.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH CHOICE OF RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE OR CREAMY ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• For the raspberry vinaigrette:
• Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the shallot, black pepper, salt, mustard, and thyme. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
• Wash and dry the blender to have it ready to prepare the other dressing.
• For the creamy Italian dressing:
• Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the garlic, black pepper, salt, red pepper, and Parmesan. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
• For the salad, toss the lettuce, red onion, sweet onion, tomatoes, Parmesan, and parsley together in a large bowl. Top with croutons, and serve the dressings on the side.

CRANBERRY DATE SALAD WITH CITRUS-HONEY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting cover, combine all vinaigrette ingredients; cover adn shake well.
• PREPARE SALAD: In a small bowl, toss cranberries with sugar; let it for 15 minutes. In another bowl, toss apple slices in 1/4 cup vinaigrette.
• In a large bowl, combine romaine, apple slices, cranberries, dates and walnuts. Refrigerate. When ready to serve, give the remaining vinaigrette another shake and drizzle over salad. Season with pepper, toss well, and transfer to a salad bowl.

SALAD WITH CRAN-RASPBERRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Place raspberries in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Strain and discard seeds; set puree aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, celery seed, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the cranberry juice, vinegar and reserved raspberry puree. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; cool. Cover and refrigerate., In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, oranges, cranberries, onions, sunflower kernels, pecans and almonds. Drizzle with dressing; gently toss to coat. Refrigerate any leftover dressing.

CRANBERRY ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoons butter. Cook and stir almonds until toasted. Let cool.
• Melt 1 tablespoons butter. Add sugar. Cook and stir pecans until toasted. Let cool.
• Combine greens with toasted almonds and pecans and cranberries and choice of fruit and cheese.
• Whisk together sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, onion, paprika, vinegars, and oil. Toss with salad when ready to serve.