Рецепт Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola
Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola: OXO Salad Dressing Shaker Review & Giveaway!
I cannot remember the last time I was so excited over a relatively small, uni-tasking kitchen gadget. OXO contacted me all the way back in the spring about receiving one of their new Salad Dressing Shakers, to review and give away as part of their Blogger Outreach Program, but there was a snafu somewhere in the pipeline and I did not receive mine. I then saw the OXO representative at Eat Write Retreat in May and asked her about it. She assured me it was supposed to have been sent to me and gave me permission to pester her. Which I did. Shamelessly. I really wanted that shaker!
Blog posts reviewing gadgets I love practically write themselves. And I love this one. It already has a home in my fridge with whatever dressing I have made most recently–no more searching for the right sized tupperware to hold any leftover dressing. The bottle and lid is designed well from an ergonomic standpoint; it is easy to keep shut when shaking and easy to open when pouring. The opening is neither too big nor too small. The only negative thing I have to say is that I wish the weather would get wetter and colder so I could find greens at the farmers’ market more easily, and therefore use this more often (I’ve actually had it for a few weeks, but chances to use it have been sadly few and far between this summer)!
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I use a random number generator to select the winner, with a number being assigned to each comment left, and please leave separate comments for each method you do. I will close the contest at midnight on Saturday, September 8, and the winner should get the shaker in time for cooler weather and tastier greens!
Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola
Recipe by The Spiced Life
*The amounts are approximate for salad for 4 people
Several big handfuls of leafy greens–when possible I strongly prefer locally grown and freshly picked heirloom greens
3 sweet-tart, crisp apples, such as Fuji, cored and thinly sliced and tossed with splash of white balsamic vinegar to prevent browning
10-12 Medjool dates, thinly sliced
approximately 2 oz crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
White Balsamic and Honey Dressing, see below
Clean and dry the lettuce leaves. Rip into bite sized pieces. Arrange on salad plates with the remaining ingredients except the dressing. Drizzle with salad dressing.
White Balsamic and Honey Dressing
Recipe by The Spiced Life
- 1/4 cup good but not expensive extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 T white balsamic vinegar, to taste
- 1-2 t honey, to taste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 t Dijon mustard
- 1 T minced shallots
Salad dressing preferences can be really individual. I tend to like mine sweet and quite tart. But I see recipes all the time calling for quite a bit more oil than vinegar and other flavors. So keep that in mind when you make this–taste it and if it is way too tart or sweet for you, whisk in more oil.
Whisk together the vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, mustard and shallots. Whisking constantly, slowly pour the oil into the mix to emulsify. If you have a fabulous shaker like the one made by OXO, just dump all of the ingredients into the jar and shake vigorously.
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