Here, chopped hearts of romaine provide a crisp and relatively neutral base for the many flavorful elements of the salad. What is the best blue cheese to use in salads? Toasting the walnuts might ...

Cut them into thin lengthwise slices, and toss in a bowl with lemon juice. Add the lettuce, cheese, walnuts, and pears to a large bowl, and toss together with the vinaigrette. Season to taste with ...

This chopped salad is mixed with toasted walnuts, creamy avocado and crunchy apples, and served with blue cheese vinaigrette. It's light enough to be a flavorful side dish, but you could add ...

Scatter the bits of blue cheese evenly over the pears, followed by the walnut halves ... Served hot or warm, with a salad, makes a great lunch.

Make the buttermilk blue cheese dressing: In a small bowl ... and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Assemble the salad: Tear away any bruised outer leaves from lettuce and slice heads ...

Add the tomatoes, broth and spinach. Cook for 2 minutes or until the spinach is wilted. Season with the black pepper. Sprinkle with the cheese and walnuts, if desired.

Gently toss in mint leaves, taking care not to overdress. Divide salad among four plates. Using a vegetable peeler, shave cheese generously over salad and serve.

salty cheese, sweet chestnuts: this is a winter salad that I can’t confine myself to eating just in season. I generally go for Gorgonzola or Stilton here, but essentially what you need is blue ...

Swap goat cheese for feta cheese or blue cheese if preferred. Walnuts- Walnuts provide a crunchy texture and nutty flavor to ...