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Gorgonzola and Smoked Turkey with Endive Salad


Yield: 10

Establishment: Club Operation, Catering Operation, Restaurant
 
Ethnicity: American
 
Meal Type: Salad
 
Preparation Method: Combine
 
Product Type: Smoked Turkey Breast
 







Ingredients
12 Ounces Gorgonzola, divided
1 Ounce dry sherry
2 Ounces heavy cream
1 Tablespoon cracked black pepper
30 Medium Belgian endive leaves
15 Jumbo seedless red grapes, halved
30 sugar toasted walnut halves
1/2 Cup fresh orange juice
1/2 Cup white wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Teaspoon shallots, minced
2 Teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 Teaspoon fresh basil, chiffonade
To Taste kosher salt and cracked black pepper
1/2 Cup red onion, julienned
1 Cup Belgian endive, julienned
3 Ounces chicory frisse
1 Pound SMOKED TURKEY BREAST, julienned
2 Large Navel oranges, segmented
 
Garnish
  1. Puree in food processor 1 cup Gorgonzola with sherry and heavy cream. Season with pepper.
  2. With a small round tip, pipe mixture into Belgian endive leaves. Top each with grape half and walnut.
  3. Cover and hold in refrigerator for service.
 
Dressing
  1. Combine orange juice, vinegar, honey and shallots. Cook until reduced by 1/3. Add olive oil and adjust seasonings. Chill and add basil just before plating.
 
Assembly
  1. Combine onion, julienned endive, chicory, turkey, orange segments and remaining ½ cup Gorgonzola. Toss in dressing just before plating.
 
Service
  1. For each plate: on a 9-inch chilled plate, arrange salad mixture in center and add 3 stuffed endives with tips toward rim of plate.

Recipe Source: Recipe developed by Executive Chef Jim Alexander, CDC of Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte, NC.




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