Arugula and Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese, Figs, and Warm Port Dressing

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1998

Hardy-textured greens with strong flavors create salads that can stand up to a warm dressing or a single hot ingredient.

SERVES 6

TIME 40 minutes

Arugula and Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese, Figs, and Warm Port Dressing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The secret to a warm winter salad recipe was to use greens with hardy textures and assertive flavors. The crisp texture of greens such as escarole, radicchio, arugula, and watercress could withstand a dousing with warm dressing or the addit...

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