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Radicchio Blue Cheese Salad

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Loaded with nutritious butternut squash, radicchio, walnuts and creamy blue cheese, enjoy this salad as a side with Thanksgiving dinner or as a light lunch. It would be yummy topped with leftover turkey, too!

Wisconsin Cheese Radicchio Blue Cheese Salad Recipe

Active Time

30 Minutes

Servings

4-6

Ingredients

Maple-Dijon Dressing:

1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Salad:

1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 small heads radicchio, coarsely chopped
4 ounces Roth Buttermilk Blue® Cheese, crumbled (about 2/3 cup)
1/2 cup candied walnuts or pecans

Cheese

Look for the Proudly Wisconsin Badge when shopping for cheese. Any brand of Wisconsin Blue can be used in this recipe.

Instructions

Heat oven to 425°F.

Maple-Dijon Dressing:

Whisk the maple syrup, apple cider vinegar and Dijon mustard in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Salad:

Toss squash with olive oil, salt and pepper on a 15 x 10-inch baking pan. Arrange squash in a single layer. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until tender, turning once. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Place radicchio into a large serving bowl. Toss with dressing. Top with squash, blue cheese and nuts.

Recipe Tip

This recipe uses a creamy blue cheese, but a crumbly version will also work.

Cheesemonger Tip

Do you have questions when shopping for cheese? Ask the cheesemonger! A cheesemonger specializes in the buying and selling of high-quality cheese, usually available in the specialty section of a grocery store or cheese shop. Knowledgeable and passionate, a cheesemonger is a go-to resource for cheese varieties and pairings, proper cheese storage and handling, its cooking applications and cheese brand information.

Tangy, yet mellow. Award-winning Roth Buttermilk Blue® is a flagship cheese that’s crafted with fresh milk and cellar-aged for the creamiest taste and texture.

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Radicchio Blue Cheese Salad

Ingredients

Maple-Dijon Dressing:

Salad:

Cheese

Instructions

Maple-Dijon Dressing:

Salad:

Recipe Tip

Cheesemonger Tip

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