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Dandelion, Date, and Blue Cheese Salad with Brown Butter Croutons

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Nicole Franzen
  • Active Time

    20 minutes

  • Total Time

    20 minutes

Feel free to use any of the leafy greens listed here, but dandelion is ideal for its spicy, sturdy leaves.

Ingredients

4 Servings

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup day-old bread, torn into ¾-inch pieces
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon (or more) fresh lemon juice
1 large bunch dandelion greens, mature spinach, or arugula, trimmed, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces
5 Medjool dates, pitted, torn into pieces
2 ounces mild dry blue cheese
  1. Step 1

    Cook butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until it foams, then browns and starts to smell nutty, about 4 minutes. Add oil and swirl to combine. Place 2 Tbsp. brown butter in a salad bowl; set aside.

    Step 2

    Add bread to skillet, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Cook bread, tossing occasionally, until golden brown and crunchy, about 5 minutes (croutons will crisp more as they cool). Set aside.

    Step 3

    Whisk vinegar and lemon juice into reserved browned butter; season dressing with salt and pepper. Add dandelion greens and dates and toss to coat. Taste and season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Add croutons and blue cheese and gently toss to coat.

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  • This recipe was divine! It’s fairly easy to pull together, especially if you have your greens already washed, rinsed and dried some. The dates cut the bitterness of the greens and since I love blue cheese, it’s a winner in my book. The brown d butter croutons knock it out of the park for me!

    • NotYourMama’sCookin’

    • White Sands Missile Range, NM

    • 5/8/2023

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