Fall Salad

Serves 4-6

Fall Salad Ingredients

4 cups of romaine – chopped
4 cups of red leaf lettuce – chopped
1 large apple – cored and chopped,  like Honey Crisp 
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
3/4 cup roughly chopped, slightly toasted walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts
2 ounces (1/4 cup) of feta, goat or blue cheese

Balsamic Vinaigrette

1/4 cup UP Extra Virgin Olive Oil – mild to medium intensity
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar (Red Apple, Cinnamon Pear, Fig, Maple – are all good choices)
1 tsp Thyme (or add additional Fall herbs like sage or rosemary) or Za’atar
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
pinch of sea salt 
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

For Salad, in a large bowl, add lettuce, apple, red onion, dried cherries, nuts and cheese.  Drizzle some of the balsamic vinaigrette on top and toss.  Serve. The extra vinaigrette can be added as needed. 

Vinaigrette: Whisk all together, minus the olive oil. Then slowly drizzle the olive oil into the vinegar combo.