Milk Street Recipe

Escarole Salad with Charred Grapes, Apples and Blue Cheese

Name: Escarole Salad with Charred Grapes, Apples and Blue Cheese
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup seedless black OR red grapes; 1 medium shallot, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar OR white balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon OR fresh chives; Kosher salt and ground black pepper; 1 medium head escarole, tough outer leaves removed and discarded OR 2 small heads frisée OR a combination, torn into bite-size pieces; 1 large crisp apple such as Honeycrisp OR Asian pear, cored and thinly sliced; 4 ounces creamy blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola OR cambozola, cut into 4 wedges

Appears in November-December 2021

25 minutes

A warm, charred grape vinaigrette dresses this winter salad. Apple slices add crunch and sweetness to the salad and are a welcome contrast to the bitter escarole and creamy blue cheese. Purchase a chunk of blue cheese, not crumbles, that can be cut into wedges for placing atop the greens. The dish is hearty enough to be a light main course, especially with chunks of crusty bread alongside.

4

Servings

Tip

Don’t forget to pull away the darkest, toughest layers of the escarole. This salad is meant to showcase the tender, innermost leaves.

25 minutes

Ingredients

1

teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
½

cup seedless black OR red grapes

Directions

01

In a small saucepan over medium-high, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the grapes and cook, occasionally shaking the pan, until the grapes char in spots and burst, about 4 minutes. If the grapes have charred but haven’t burst, gently press on them with a potato masher until they break open. Off heat, stir in the shallot, vinegar, tarragon, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and 2 tablespoons water.

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Reviews

Kyt B.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this recipe, so good!

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Escarole Salad with Charred Grapes, Apples and Blue Cheese