[Sca-cooks] Question about OP recipe from California Pizza Kitchen

[Sue Clemenger]

Ha! I can actually answer this one.  When my sister graduated from 
college a few years back, we went down to SoCal for the ceremony, and 
she and her boyfriend took us to this place.  I ended up with a little 
cookbook from it, called, oddly enough, _The California Pizza Kitchen 
Cookbook_.  It's by Larry Flax & Rick Rosenfield.  The salad recipe is 
on page 85.

Romaine-Watercress Salad with Balsamic-Basil Vinaigrette
--makes 4 entree-sized servings, or 8 appetizer-sized servings
Vinaigrette:
6 to 8 large, fresh basil leaves
6 T balsamic vinegar
1/4 pound Gorogonzola cheese, crumbled
3/4 c. pure, mild-flavored olive oil

Romaine-Watercress Salad
1 head (1.5 lbs) romaine lettuce, cleaned, cored, and cut into 1-inch, 
bite-sized squares
1 bunch watercress, cleaned and cut into bite-sized lengths
8 oz Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
2 c. walnuts (shelled, halves)

To make the dressing: Process all ingreds. except oil using a hand-held 
propeller-blade type mixer (or use a whisk in a small bowl).  Slowly 
blend in oil; set aside in fridge.
To make the salad: Combine the greens in a large mixing bowl.  Add 
dressing and toss to coat all leaves.  Transfer the dressed greens to 
chilled serving plates.  Top each serving with equal amounts of crumbled 
Gorgonzola and walnuts.

--maire, thinking that she just might have to make this....


Heleen Greenwald wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> I am trying to post from the website, since my own email account still does not want to cooperate.
> 
> My friend is trying to come up with a recipe for this dish. Has anyone on list eaten at the 
> California Pizza Kitchen? Does this recipe look familiar?
> Any ideas?  I looked at their website and thought the dressing might be a citrus vinaigrette,, Any thoughts?
> 
> Phillipa
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> California Pizza Kitchen has a great salad with romaine, 
> watercress, walnuts, gorgonzola, and I don't remember what 
> else. Can anyone supply the missing ingredients and a guess 
> about the dressing?
>