Magic Apple & Bleu Cheese Salad
When the days start to cool off,
this salad with apples is a nod to Fall
You can make this in a big salad bowl or individual bowls
Start with bagged mixed lettuce, or whatever lettuce you prefer
Cut apples into slices and then cut slices into bite size pieces
Put apples into a shallow foil lined pan
and top with bleu cheese chunks or crumbles
Here’s where the magic happens…
Put pan in the oven until the cheese has melted
The bleu cheese makes its own sauce!
Spoon the apples and melted cheese over the salad greens
Garnish with Buttery Almonds {recipe below}
I try to keep a jar of these in my pantry,
they are good on so many things!
This salad is so quick and easy,
you can even buy pre-sliced apples in the produce department
and use packaged honey glazed pecans or walnuts
found in the salad dressing aisle
If you want more dressing I recommend this Fugi Apple Dressing
Click on the highlighted dressing name above
and it will take you to a page with info on where to buy it
and easy recipes to make your own
Magic Apple & Bleu Cheese Salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 apple per person
- 2 oz real bleu cheese per person
- fresh salad greens
- Fuji Apple Salad dressing or light vinaigrettte optional
- buttery almonds
Instructions
- Slice apple, do not peel, and cut slices into bite size pieces
- Place apple on a sheet of foil sprayed with non stick spray and put bleu cheese over all
- Place in a 400 degree F oven for 2-5 minutes until melted
- Spoon the melty mixture over salad greens Drizzle salad greens with just a touch of dressing if desired. Top with Buttery Almond slices and serve immediately.
Buttery Almonds
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced almonds
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- brown sugar
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Saute almond slices in a large skillet in butter and Olive oil over medium heat
- Sprinkle the nuts liberally with brown sugar and Kosher salt.
- The brown sugar will melt and caramelize on the nuts. Stir often and watch carefully so the nuts don’t burn. Don't walk away, this literally only takes 3-4 minutes
- When they have begun to brown turn out onto wax paper or foil to cool. Store in a jar in your pantry or freezer. Makes 2 cups.
Notes
Fall is coming, I promise!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party/ Creatively Crafty
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Good morning, Jenna. I love your painting of an apple! The salad looks delicious, perfect for August days. Wishing you a beauty-filled Sunday and a great start to a new week!
Thank you Pam!
Jenna, your paintings are so lovely. I always enjoy seeing them. Who wouldn’t love this tasty salad- looks delicious.
Thanks so much Judee!
I am so making this recipe! Both the nuts and the salad. Bleu cheese is a favorite and it would be wonderful with the apples. A perfect autumn salad!
Thanks Jeanie, enjoy!
It is not often that I have all the ingredients to make a new recipe but I am in luck and have everything to make your delicious salad. 😊
Thank you Karen, I hope you enjoy it!
Apples and blue cheese are great together!
Yes, thanks Dorothy!
The melted blue cheese is certainly a twist on salad. I’ll have to give it a try!
The melted bleu cheese over the apples and lettuce is magical!
Good Afternoon Jenna,
I love your apple paintings!
This recipe sounds delicious. It’s definitely a nod to fall.
Thank you dear, Jenna.
Happy Sunday!
Thank you Nancy!
This tangy, crunchy salad recipe is now dancing in my head – yum!
It really is magic!
Your salad looks delicious Jenna and so easy to make. I don’t think I’ve seen that salad dressing here but I’m not 100% sure. Maybe Amazon might have it. Must pin. Your apple paintings are beautiful. Have a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you Kim! You might not need dressing, but if you do, any light vinaigrette will work~
I’m with Pam–I love that single apple art work! I told you I LOVE apples and this one just stood out. Thanks for a great recipe. Hope this finds you well and cool. I think GA might be getting some rain today to cool things off. This time of year I feel like Tom Hanks’ character in you’ve got mail:
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”
Well, that makes me feel like going out and buying those pencils, but alas all my grown “babies” don’t need pencils, we all have electronic gadgets. Oh, for the days of holding that yellow pencil in hand, hoping it would give you all the right answers and be the recorder of the grades that got you on the A list and into the next grade. Georgia Gal
Smile, I love your memory of that movie! Thank you Sheila and try to keep cool!