Apple
Pear Arugula Salad
Ingredients
Needed
Salad
16oz
of Arugula Salad
12oz of red seedless grapes
2
Ripe, but Firm Green Pears
2 Medium Gala Apples
6oz Candied Walnuts
6oz Of Gorgonzola Cheese
5oz of Fresh Asparagus
20oz of Chicken Breast
Preparation
24oz
water
1 Tbls Salt
1oz lemon juice
Dressing
½ cup of Lemon juice
2 Tbls of Honey
2 Tbls of Chopped Garlic
¼ Tbls of Lemon Zest
¼ Tbls of Salt
1 cup
of Olive Oil
Steps
and Preparation for Salad
1) Bring
to boil 16 oz of water an 1 Tbls of Salt,
once boiling blanch asparagus for 2min
and then place directly in an ice bath for
later use.
2) Rinse
salad and dry and place in a dry mixing
bowl.
3) Rinse
fruit and proceed by halving the 12oz of
grapes, and julienning the apples and
pears into ¼ inch slices after removing the
cores.
-
To remove core, cut the two opposing sides
off of the fruit and than the remaining
two smaller sides leaving a square core to
discard.
4) Place
apples and pears in a bowl with 1oz lemon
juice and 8oz of water so fruit doesn’t
oxidize.
5)
Proceed by making dressing, and once the
dressing is ready you can grill the seasoned
chicken breast to make sure it is warm and
grill the asparagus to finish with grill
marks.
Dressing Instructions
1) In a
bowl combine all ingredients except olive
oil and pulse with a hand blender to smooth.
2)
Once smooth, slowly drizzle olive oil while
blending to add volume
and incorporate into dressing.
Salad
Assembly Instruction:
In
salad bowl combine fruit, salad, dressing,
and chopped grilled chicken and toss.
Garnish on top with gorgonzola cheese,
walnuts and asparagus.