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Walnut-Bleu Date Vinaigrette Recipe:
 Ingredients

• Sesame Date Vinaigrette:
  • 6 pitted Dates
  • 3 T sesame oil
  • 1 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1/4 C rice vinegar
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 2 T honey
  • 1/4 tsp. coarse Dijon mustard
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
• Salad Topping:
  • 6 dates , finely chopped
  • 2/3 C chopped Fisher walnuts
  • 1 T honey
  • 1 tsp. brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
• Salad Ingredients:
  • 6-7 Cups mixed salad greens of your choice, I used a spring mix with radicchio and romaine included.
  • 1/2 pint halved yellow cherub tomatoes
  • 1/2 C crisp Asian pear, peeled and finely chopped
  • 4 oz. chopped bleu cheese

Directions

1. In a small food processor or chopper, place dressing ingredients: 6 dates, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, honey, coarse mustard, salt and pepper. Blend together until smooth. Place mixture in the fridge while the rest of the salad is prepared.
2. Place topping ingredients in a medium skillet and stir together over medium high heat until toasted and sticky. Transfer to a cool cookie sheet and spread out to cool.
3. Divide salad greens between two large salad plates or 4 small ones. Top with tomatoes and pears. Divide bleu cheese crumbled over the top of each salad. Top each with cooled topping mixture. Drizzle salads with sesame date vinaigrette.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., (NASDAQ: JBSS), founded in 1922, is a leading processor, marketer and distributor of baking nuts, snack nuts and nut-based products that are sold in multiple distribution channels.  Our products can be found under the Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country brand names and a variety of private brands.

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