Food52's Not-Too-Virtuous Salad with Caramelized Apple Vinaigrette

Name: Food52's Not-Too-Virtuous Salad with Caramelized Apple Vinaigrette
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams brown sugar; 59 milliliters canola oil; 0 celery root, peeled and very thinly sliced or cut into matchsticks; 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, halved, and very thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 1 Gala apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 Juice lemon; 170 grams big handfuls mixed greens (about; 118 milliliters olive oil; 177 milliliters pecans, toasted; 4 servings Salad; 4 servings Salt; 1 tart apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced; 5 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/4-inch lardons (1/2-inch-long strips); 4 servings Vinaigrette

Need a gluten free and dairy free side dish? Food52's Not-Too-Virtuous Salad with Caramelized Apple Vinaigrette could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 835 calories, 10g of protein, and 73g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of brown sugar, salt, galan apple, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the vinegar and the brown sugar in a small skillet and cook over medium heat. Stir and cook until the mixture turns a dark caramel color and begins to thicken. You will start to see big foamy bubbles on the surface.

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Caramel Color

Brown Sugar

Vinegar

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Frying Pan

Add the apples and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are tender, about 5 minutes.

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Apple

Garlic

Remove from the heat and put in a blender, along with the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, the thyme, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Whoosh until blended. Then, with the motor running, slowly add the oil, blending until the dressing is emulsified. Taste and season with salt and perhaps a splash more vinegar.

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Lemon Juice

Vinegar

Thyme

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Meanwhile, make the salad: Cook the lardons in a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp.

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Frying Pan

Drain on a paper towel.

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Paper Towels

Combine the lardons and the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl.

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Bowl

Pour 1/4 of the dressing over the salad and toss well. Taste a piece of lettuce and add more dressing if you like. (Reserve the rest of the dressing for another delicious use.)

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Lettuce