Author Notes
We have so many incredible varieties of Apples here at the Philly Farmers markets, my current favorite is the Gold Rush apple, its an heirloom variety that looks like something from a Dutch Painting and as a deep fragrant floral flavor and then there are the wonderful Honey Crisp, The Pink Ladies, the Macaoun...so many apples, such varieties of flavor, why choose just one? Poppy seeds and honey pair beautifully with apples, warm goat cheese toasts and bitter greens & radicchio its colorful, warm crunchy, creamy fresh —Aliwaks
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Ingredients
- Apple Salad & Goat Cheese Toasts
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4
Different apples
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1 tablespoon
Fresh Lemon Juice
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4 cups
washed & dried Mixed bitter greens, endive friss, lolla rosso, radicchio
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8
small angled slices good french bread
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1 tablespoon
or so Olive Oil
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Salt & Pepper
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4 ounces
or so best creamy goat cheese
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1 tablespoon
finely minced chives
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1/4 cup
Toasted Hazelnuts
- Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
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1 tablespoon
Dark Honey (Buckwheat)
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1/2 cup
Walnut Oil
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3 tablespoons
Apple Cider Vinegar
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2 tablespoons
Poppy Seeds
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1 tablespoon
Finely minced shallot
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1 tablespoon
lemon juice
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1 teaspoon
grainy mustard
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salt & pepper
Directions
- Apple Salad & Goat Cheese Toasts
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Core apples and slice into thick matchsticks, toss with lemon juice to prevent browning
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Toss baguettes slices with olive oil & salt & pepper, brown on cookies sheet in oven til lightly toasted
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Smear goat cheese on toasts and set in warm oven right before serving
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Toss apples & hazelnuts with small amount of dressing
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Toss greens with remaining dressing
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Pile Greens on plate, add apples/nut mix on top, arrange goat cheese toasts over top sprinkle with minced chives
- Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
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Whisk together mustard, shallots, honey, vinegar & lemon juice
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Drizzle walnut oil in slowly, till emulsified
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Taste, season with salt & pepper
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Whisk in poppy seeds
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