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Treasured Family Dinner Recipes from Grandma Betty

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Servings: 6 to 8
Partner: Pasta with Artichoke Hearts
Autumn Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1/4 teaspoon each coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 large unpeeled Red Delicious apples, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 medium head romaine lettuce
  • 1 bunch watercress

Directions

  • 1
    For dressing, combine the wine vinegar, mustard, dill, salt, black pepper and nutmeg in a small bowl and mix well. Add olive oil in a fine stream, whisking constantly until mixed.
  • 2
    For salad, combine apples, Roquefort and walnuts in a large bowl and toss to mix. Add 3 tablespoons of the dressing, reserving the remaining dressing. Toss to mix well. Chill apple mixture, tightly covered, for 1 to 4 hours.
  • 3
    Trim the romaine and cut in fourths lengthwise. Trim the watercress.
  • 4
    Combine the apple mixture, romaine, watercress and reserved dressing in a large salad bowl and toss to mix. Serve immediately.
Grandma Betty
Grandma Betty

Grandma's Secret Trick

When watercress wasn't available, Grandma sometimes instead used a salad green she called "rocket" because it had a similar tender texture and slightly peppery flavor. She thinks it's funny that good old rocket, which grew so easily in her salad garden, is now the well-known and trendy green called by its Italian name, arugula.


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