Grated Carrot And Date Salad With Gorgonzola Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola, Maytag or other blue cheese

1/2 cup olive oil

5 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

1 1/2 pounds carrots

10 Medjool dates, pitted

Arugula or young lettuce leaves for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS: Combine the cheese, olive oil, vinegar and pepper in a bowl, mashing and whisking the cheese to make a thick dressing.

Peel the carrots, then grate them on the large holes of hand-held grater to make 1 cup.

Chop the dates into pieces about the size of corn kernels.

Add the dressing to the carrots and the dates, and stir until they are well coated.

Transfer to a serving bowl or to individual salad plates and garnish with dandelion, arugula or lettuce.