Valley Gold Pistachio Salad
Yield
Ingredients
1 head organic red leaf lettuce
1 head frisee lettuce
1 cup Bing cherries, pitted and split
½ cup shelled pistachios, salted
2 tablespoons feta cheese
2 tablespoons chives, sliced
1 teaspoon tarragon, sliced
Pistachio Vinaigrette
½ cup pistachio butter
½ cup pistachio oil
¾ cup banyuls vinegar
¾ cup grapeseed oil
½ cup honey
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Vinaigrette
In a blender, place pistachio butter, honey, and banyuls vinegar. Slowly drizzle in pistachio oil and grapeseed oil until emulsified. Season well with salt and pepper.
ASSEMBLY
Slice red leaf lettuce and frisee, wash well, spin or towel dry. Combine lettuces, Bing cherries, pistachios, and feta cheese to mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chives and drizzle with pistachio vinaigrette and serve immediately.
