Belgian Endive Salad with Stilton and Apples

===Description===
===Ingredients===
* 6 x Shallots - (abt 1 oz ea) peeled
* 1/2 cup	extra-virgin olive oil - (about)
* 6 tbl red wine vinegar
* 1 1/2 tbl Dijon mustard
* 1/2 tsp	Sugar
* 2 x Granny Smith or Newtown Pippin apples - (1 lb total) rinsed
* 1 lb white Belgian endive
* 1 lb red Belgian endive or red radicchio
* 2/3 lb Stilton cheese crumbled
* salt to taste
* Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
===Directions===
In an 8- or 9-inch-wide pan, mix Shallots with about 1 teaspoon olive oil. Bake in a 350 degree oven, stirring occasionally, until Shallots are slightly browned and barely tender when pierced, about 40 minutes (20 to 25 minutes in a convection oven). When cool enough to touch, finely chop.
In a wide bowl, mix Shallots, 1/2 cup olive oil, vinegar, mustard, and Sugar. Peel Apples, quarter, core, and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch slivers. Add to bowl and mix with dressing.
Cut white and red Belgian endive lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide slices. Add Endive and Cheese to bowl. 
Mix gently, and season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.
Comments: Up to 1 day ahead, roast and chop Shallots (step 1); chill airtight. Trim discolored ends from Belgian endive (or radicchio); rinse leaves, drain, wrap in towels, enclose in a plastic bag, and chill at least 15 minutes or up to 1 day.
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===See Also===
Category: Recipes
Category: Salads
Category: Belgian Salads
Category:Belgian Recipes
Category: Belgian endive Salad Recipes
category:red wine vinegar Recipes
category:Stilton cheese Recipes
category:Belgian endive Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:olive oil Recipes
category:radicchio Recipes
category:vinegar Recipes
category:Endive Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:Newtown Pippin apple Recipes
category:mustard seeds Recipes
category:Cheese Recipes
category:Apple Recipes
category:bread Recipes