This salad would be good with sliced grilled chicken on top too. It's simple and yummy.
I found this recipe from Jessica Seinfeld (yes - Jerry's wife).
serves 4
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese ( more for garnish)
3 hearts of romaine lettuce
1 cup seedless grapes ( use red or green)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place walnuts on a sheet pan and roast walnuts in the oven for about 8 minutes, or until roasted and fragrant. Let cool.
Vinaigrette:
In a small bowl wisk together the mustard honey, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Crumble and measure the blue cheese - then gently fold blue cheese into the vinagrette mixture.
Wash the romaine hearts and dry with paper towels. Remove the core. Cut hearts and leaves into 1 inch pieces. Arrange lettuce on a platter. Wash the grapes; cut grapes in half lengthwise, scatter on the platter. Scatter chopped walnuts on top. Dress with vinaigrette just before serving and garnish with more blue cheese if desired. If you want to make it a meal add sliced grilled chicken breast.
