Grilled Peaches and Blue Cheese Salad with Faux Catalina Dressing

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Grilled Peach & Blue Cheese Salad w/ Faux Catalina Dressing

 

Recipe By :Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : BBQ Dressing

salad

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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dressing:

2 tablespoons catsup

2 tablespoons grainy mustard

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon minced garlic

3/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons lime juice (about

1 medium lime)

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

salt and freshly cracked black pepper -- to taste

for the salad:

2 peaches -- pitted and halved

2 tablespoons molasses

2 bunches green leaf lettuce -- trimmed, washed, and

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

 

Prepare a medium-hot fire in your grill.

 

In a blender or food processor, combine the catsup, mustard, sugar and garlic,

and puree. With the motor still running, add the oil in a steady stream. Turn

the motor off, add the lime juice and balsamic vinegar, and pulse to combine.

Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

 

Grill the peach halves over a medium-hot fire until just browned, 4 to 5

minutes, brushing with the molasses during the last minute of cooking. Remove

from the grill, cut each half into quarters, and place in a large bowl.

 

Add the lettuce to the peaches. Stir the dressing well, add just enough to

moisten the ingredients (there will be some dressing left over), and toss to

coat. Place on a platter or individual serving plates, sprinkle liberally with

the blue cheese, and serve at once.

 

Author's note: I know grilled fruit may sound a little funny, but just try it,

all right? You will love it, guaranteed. The smoky edge provided by the

grilling fire is the perfect complement to the sweet juiciness of summer's

fruits. The Catalina dressing is an attempt to duplicate a dressing that I used

to enjoy as a child at the Cascades Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia. It's

a good all-purpose dressing.

 

Source:

" Lettuce In Your Kitchen "

S(Formatted by):

" Nancy Braswell "

Copyright:

" William Morrow & Co., 1998 "

 

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Per serving: 531 Calories (kcal); 47g Total Fat; (76% calories from fat); 7g

Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 13mg Cholesterol; 455mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 9 Fat;

1 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Best substitute greens: Red leaf, Green leaf, Boston, Bibb, Oak leaf,

or Romaine.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0