Apple and Fennel with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Apple and Fennel with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

  • 1/4 cup shelled hazelnuts
  • 1 cup fennel bulb, diced
  • 1 large Belgian endive, cut across into shreds
  • 2 red-skinned dessert apples
  • 3 1/2 ounces coarsely chopped radicchio
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
  • Blue Cheese Dressing
  • 2 ounces blue cheese, such as Danish Blue, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 6 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
  • Fresh ground pepper
  1. To make the dressing, put the blue cheese in a bowl with the water and mash to a smooth paste using the back of a spoon. Stir in the yogurt to make a thick, smooth dressing. Season to taste with pepper; set aside.
  2. Heat a small nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the hazelnuts and toast until they smell nutty, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes. Immediately tip onto a clean dish towel and rub to remove the papery outer skins. Coarsely chop the nuts.
  3. Add the fennel and endive to the dressing and stir to combine. Core the apples and cut into very thin slices, then add to the salad. Toss gently, making sure the apples are coated in dressing. Fold in the hazelnuts.
  4. Arrange the radicchio leaves on 4 plates. Top with the salad and sprinkle with the chives.
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