A Light Summer Salad With French Comte And Avacado

                                          French Comte and Avocado salad

This light summer salad will become a family favorite quickly due to its bold flavor and eye catching appeal. French Comte adds a rich nutty and grassy flavor to this salad and it is the headliner here because it also brings out the best from the other ingredients. This is a great for a light summer lunch with bread and wine. Steamed broccoli florets or sugar snap peas can be added instead of the avocado if you choose.

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Ingredients (serves 6)

1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lime juice

1/4 cup of fresh cilantro

2 Tbsp. of white wine vinegar

1 medium clove of garlic

1 small scallion cut into 1" pieces

3/4 Tsp of salt

1/2 Tsp of ground black pepper

1/3 of a cup of extra virgin olive oil

1Tsp of horseradish

1 large avocado cubed

1 large tart green apple sliced

1/2 of a large cucumber sliced

2 large celery stalks chopped

1 cup of seedless green grapes

1 1/2 cups of French Comte cheese cubed

1 head of washed curly green leaf lettuce

Prep and total Time 20 min  

1) Combine the lime juice, cilantro, vinegar, garlic, scallion, horseradish, salt and pepper in a blender. While the blender is running add the olive oil . Continue blending until the mixture is smooth. Prepare and refrigerate overnight.

2) Combine the cubed avocado, chopped green apple, sliced cucumber, sliced celery grapes and Comte cheese in a large bowl. Add the dressing and toss to coat the entire mixture.

3) Place the leaf lettuce on individual plates and spoon out the mixture onto the lettuce.

Wine paring: Due to the citrus and vinegar dressing  serve a fruity Reisling or Sauvignon Blanc