Rapunzel Salad with Gorgonzola Bread Cubes and Apple

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 10min
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A fresh salad featuring lamb's lettuce, mushrooms, apples, walnuts, and creamy Gorgonzola on toasted bread cubes, brought together by a zesty vinaigrette. Try this and more recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Orange juice
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • Salt
  • Pepper (freshly ground)
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g lamb's lettuce
  • 180 g mushrooms
  • 1 tsp sharp mustard
  • 1 large apple
  • 4 tbsp chopped walnut kernels
  • 80 g farmer bread in slices (or dark bread)
  • 75 g Gorgonzola sliced

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Whisk orange juice with vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in the oil. Preheat the oven broiler.

  2. 2.

    Clean and rinse the lamb's lettuce, then pat dry. Dry-clean the mushrooms and slice them thinly. Wash the apple, peel, core it, and cut into thin wedges. Mix the salad, apple wedges, and mushrooms; toss with the vinaigrette. Divide the mixture into bowls and sprinkle walnuts on top.

  3. 3.

    Trim the crust from the bread if desired, then cut each slice into several triangles. Top each bread triangle with a bit of Gorgonzola and broil until golden and bubbly. Arrange the toasted cubes over the salad and serve immediately.