Fruit Salad with Cherry Vinaigrette
  • 1 cup Chukar® Dried Cherries, any variety
  • 1 small Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
  • 1 small orange, peeled and cut into sections
  • 1/4 cup whole salted cashews
  • 1 1/2 cups Belgian endive
  • Spinach and Boston lettuce
  • Salad greens
  • 3 tablespoons dried cherry vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

from Chukar Cherries - www.chukar.com

Fruit Salad with Cherry Vinaigrette (continued)
Whisk together vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. Arrange greens on serving plate; add dried cherries, fruits and cashews. Serve with vinaigrette dressing. Yields 4 to 5 servings.

Dried Cherry Vinegar
1 cup Chukar® Dried Cherries
2 cups white wine vinegar

Combine 1 cup dried cherries with 2 cups white wine vinegar in a glass container. Cover and allow to steep for 2 days at room temperature. Heat just to boiling point, strain through cheesecloth. Cool and store in tightly sealed container. Yields 2 cups cherry vinegar.

from Chukar Cherries - www.chukar.com