Chicory, walnut and blue cheese salad

A crunchy, tasty winter salad: chicory, walnuts and diced blue cheese in a light dressing. The bitterness of the chicory and the character of the blue cheese make a starter full of zing.

Preparation: 10 min  |  Cooking: 0 min  |  Servings: 4  |  Difficulty: Very easy

Calculated per serving from Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 259 kcal · 6 g protein · 10 g carbohydrate · 22 g fat

Ingredients

• 4 heads of chicory
• 60 g of walnuts
• 80 g of blue cheese
• 1 apple
• 2 tbsp of walnut oil
• 1 tbsp of vinegar

Method

1. Slice the chicory.
2. Cut the apple into thin slices and crumble the blue cheese.
3. Roughly chop the walnuts.
4. Mix together and dress with walnut oil and vinegar.

Nutritional benefits

Chicory is very low in calories and rich in fibre and water, ideal for weight loss. Walnuts provide healthy fats that support heart health, the apple adds freshness, and the blue cheese brings flavour and some calcium (in a small amount). A balanced winter salad that plays on the contrast of bitter, sweet and salty.

Variations and substitutions

• With Roquefort, Gorgonzola or Comté.
• With pears instead of apple.
• With hazelnuts.
• Vegan: leave out the cheese and add more walnuts.

Storage and making ahead

Dress just before serving so the chicory stays crunchy. Keeps for 1 day.

💡 Good to know

Choose very white chicory with yellow tips: it is less bitter than heads whose tips have turned green in the light.

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The foods in this recipe: chicory · walnuts · cheese · blue · apple.

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