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Recipe Name: Apples and Walnuts with Stilton Cheese
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6 oz (185 g) Stilton cheese
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons heavy (double) cream
Freshly ground pepper
6 sweet eating apples such as Braeburn, Gala, or Red Delicious, unpeeled, cored and cut into ½- inch (12 mm) diced
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4 celery stalks, thinly sliced, plus several whole celery leaves for garnish
2 tablespoons dried currants or raisins
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup (2 oz/60 g) coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
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How to Prepare: |
1) Put one-third of the cheese in the bottom of a large bowl. Add the olive oil and, using a fork, mash together the cheese and oil. Add the vinegar and continue to mash and to mix. Add the cream and 1 teaspoon pepper and mix well to make a thick, chunky dressing.
2) Add the apples, sliced celery, currants, and lemon juice to the dressing and mix well. Crumble the remaining cheese and sprinkle it over the salad along with half of the walnuts. Mix them into the salad gently and evenly.
3) Transfer the salad to a serving bowl and garnish with the remaining walnuts and the celery leaves. Serve at once.
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