This delicious mixture features four varieties of apple, granola, lettuce and Humboldt Fog cheese.
A decade ago, reading the salad menu at Zimzala Restaurant always made me hungry. At the time, Roy Hendrickson was the executive chef at the now-renamed eatery at the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach. His Heirloom Apple Salad was a favorite; along with apples, it showcased granola clusters, butter lettuce, Humboldt Fog cheese and high-quality lemon extra-virgin olive oil.
Hendrickson showed me how to make it and in the years that have followed, it has become part of my fall-to-winter repertoire. The only time-consuming part of the recipe is preparing the apple chips that are used for garnish. Home cooks can eliminate the fancy finish and shave off prep time; it takes one hour or so to turn thin-cut raw apple slices into beautifully browned crisp chips.
Soft-ripened Humboldt Fog from Cypress Grove is essential; it’s sold at most cheese shops and supermarkets with large cheese sections. It is two irresistible layers of goat cheese with a layer of vegetable ash between them.
2. Place lettuce in large bowl. Cut Golden Delicious apple into small cubes. Cut Ambrosia apple in half and cut into thin slices. Cut Braeburn apple into thin matchsticks. Cut Fuji apple into thin wedges. Place apples with lettuce in bowl. Add granola and chopped celery leaves. Drizzle on vinegar and toss. Drizzle on lemon olive oil and toss. Taste and add a little salt if needed and/or a little more lemon olive oil.Cooking question? Contact Cathy Thomas at cathythomascooks@gmail.
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